Exhibit 23.1


                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS








































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                                  Exhibit 23.1


                             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT
                          CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


Avitar, Inc.

We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Prospectus
constituting a part of this Registration  Statement of our report dated November
17, 1995,  relating to the  consolidated  financial  statements of Avitar,  Inc.
appearing  in the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form  10-KSB  for the year ended
September 30, 1995.  Our report  contains an  explanatory  paragraph  expressing
substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.







BDO Seidman, LLP

/s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP

New York, New York
December 16, 1996



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