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                                                                      EXHIBIT 11

                             EPL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                          COMPUTATION OF LOSS PER SHARE
                                   (UNAUDITED)



                                                            SIX MONTHS ENDED                      THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                               JUNE 30,                                JUNE 30,
                                                      1997                 1996                1997                1996
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Net Loss                                           $ (2,995,290)       $ (2,176,626)       $ (1,604,218)       $ (1,242,073)

Deduct:
        Effect of 10% cumulative
        preferred dividend                              246,687             137,107             122,337              65,813
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Net loss for common stockholders                   $ (3,241,977)       $ (2,313,733)       $ (1,726,555)       $ (1,307,886)
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Weighted average number
        of common shares outstanding                 15,821,506          14,255,656          16,070,145          14,255,656
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Primary Loss Per Share                             $      (0.20)       $      (0.16)       $      (0.11)       $      (0.09)
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Net Loss for fully diluted loss
        per share computation                      $ (2,995,290)       $ (2,176,626)       $ (1,604,218)       $ (1,242,073)
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Weighted average number
        of common shares outstanding                 15,821,506          14,255,656          16,070,145          14,255,656

Common share equivalent applicable to:
        Series A convertible preferred stock          3,233,111           3,614,444           3,172,889           3,468,889
        Series B convertible preferred stock            531,915                                 531,915
        Series C convertible preferred stock             24,074                                  48,148
        Series A warrants                               232,864             254,310             227,198             250,754
        Other warrants                                  182,831             842,332             210,662             155,000
        Stock options                                 3,228,667           2,295,167           3,176,833           2,453,833


Weighted average number of common shares
and common share equivalents used to compute       ------------        ------------        ------------        ------------
fully diluted loss per share                         23,254,968          21,261,909          23,437,790          20,584,132
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Fully diluted loss per share                       $      (0.13)       $      (0.10)       $      (0.07)       $      (0.06)
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