1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of CCA Industries, Inc.; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in
this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report. |
4. | The Registrants other certifying officer, Stephen A. Heit, and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and
procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial
reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to
be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrants
disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on
such evaluation; and |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the
Registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the Registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants
fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to affect, the
Registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The Registrants other certifying officer, Stephen A. Heit, and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting, to the Registrants
auditors and the audit committee of the Registrants board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions): |
a) | All significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
Registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and |
b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that
involves management or other employees who have a significant role in
the Registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: June 11, 2010 | /s/ DAVID EDELL | |||
David Edell | ||||
Chief Executive Officer | ||||