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                                   EXHIBIT 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation of our report on the consolidated
financial statements of Quantech, Ltd., dated September 12, 2001, which contains
an emphasis paragraph relating to an uncertainty as to the Company's ability to
continue as a going concern and is included in this Form 10-KSB, into the
previously filed Registration Statements of Quantech, Ltd., on Form S-8 (No.
333-46914, No. 333-70499, and No. 333-11475), and on the related Prospectuses.

                                       /s/ McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP



Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 28, 2001