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                                                                     Exhibit 23


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of
EPL Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") on Forms S-3 (Nos. 333-42185 and
333-09719) and on Forms S-8 (Nos. 333-4306, 333-9795 and 333-4207) of our report
April 7, 2000 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an
explanatory paragraph referring to the existence of substantial doubt about the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern) appearing in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K of EPL Technologies, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1999.


Deloitte & Touche LLP
Philadelphia, PA
April 14, 2000