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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


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, 333-4207 and 333-50740) of
our report dated March 29, 2001 (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, 2000.


Deloitte & Touche LLP
Philadelphia, PA
April 2, 2001