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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 Registration No. 333-93931) and related
prospectus of CVF Technologies Corporation for the registration of 3,070,535
shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated March 31, 1999, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of CVF Technologies Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form
10-KSB) for the year ended December 31, 1998, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Kitchener, Canada
January 26, 2000