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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934



        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 13, 2002




                                KRAFT FOODS INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Virginia                      1-16483                 52-2284372
(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)                    File Number)           Identification No.)


Three Lakes Drive, Northfield, Illinois                            60093-2753
(Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 646-2000


         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 9.       Regulation FD Disclosure.

         The information in this Current Report is being furnished pursuant to
Item 9 and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be
incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The furnishing of the information in this
Current Report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation
that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information this
Current Report contains is material investor information that is not otherwise
publicly available.

         On August 13, 2002, Kraft Foods Inc. (the "Company") filed with the
Commission its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002
accompanied by the certifications of Betsy D. Holden and Roger K. Deromedi, the
Company's Co-Chief Executive Officers (chief executive officers), and James P.
Dollive, the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (chief
financial officer), required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The text of each of
these certifications is set forth below:

         A.                 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Kraft Foods Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Betsy D. Holden,
Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


/s/   BETSY D. HOLDEN
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Betsy D. Holden
Co-Chief Executive Officer
August 13, 2002












         B.                 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Kraft Foods Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Roger K. Deromedi,
Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


/s/   ROGER K. DEROMEDI
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Roger K. Deromedi
Co-Chief Executive Officer
August 13, 2002

         C.                 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Kraft Foods Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, James P. Dollive,
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


/s/    JAMES P. DOLLIVE
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James P. Dollive
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
August 13, 2002











                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                   KRAFT FOODS INC.


                                   By:   /s/ CALVIN J. COLLIER
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                                       Name: Calvin J. Collier
                                       Title: Senior Vice President, General
                                              Counsel and Corporate Secretary



DATE: August 13, 2002