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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


   
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement of EPL Technologies, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated
March 28, 1997, except for Notes 9 and 19, as to which the date is January 26,
1998 appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of EPL Technologies, Inc.,
for the year ended December 31, 1996, and to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
    



   
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
    


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
   
February 10, 1998