EXHIBIT 5.1 CONSENT & OPINION OF COUNSEL DANIELS, MCGOWAN & ASSOC. Attorneys and Counselors at Law 1201 Allen Market Lane, Suite 200 St. Louis, Mo. 63104 August 6, 2001 EFoodSafety.com, Inc. 350 West Caldwell Ave Visalia, CA 93277 Gentlemen: We refer to the Offering Statement on Form 1-A (the "Offering Statement") to be filed by eFoodSafety.com, Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") relating to and aggregate of 12,540,000 shares of the Common Stock of the Company, no par value, (the "Shares") to be issued thereunder. As special counsel for the Company, we have examined such corporate records, documents and such questions of law as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion and, upon the basis of such examination, advise you that in our opinion, all necessary corporate proceedings by the Company have been duly taken to authorize the issuance of the Shares and that the Shares being exempt from registration under the Act pursuant to the Offering Statement, when issued will be duly authorized, legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Offering Statement. This consent is not to be construed as an admission that we are a person whose consent is required to be filed with the Registration Statement under the provisions of the Act. Cordially, /s/ Richard E. Daniels - --------------------------- Daniels, McGowan & Assoc. Phone (314)-621-2728 Fax (314)-621-3388 Email-DanielsCo1@aol.com