SEMPLE & COOPER, LLP BDO Certified Public Accountants and Consultants SEIDMAN ================================================================================ 2700 North Central Avenue, Eleventh Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85004 - ALLIANCE Tel 602-241-1500 - FAX 602-234-1867 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS --------------------------------------------------- As independent certified public accountants, we hereby consent to the inclusion by reference of our report dated September 24, 1997, on the financial statements of Organic Food Products, Inc. for the year ended June 30, 1997, in the Company's Form S-8 Registration Statement. /s/ Semple & Cooper, LLP - ------------------------------- Semple & Cooper, LLP Phoenix, Arizona August 21, 1998 INDEPENDENT MEMBER OF THE BDO SEIDMAN ALLIANCE