Exhibit 23


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No.
33-00184 and No. 33-43168 of E-Z-EM, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated August
5, 1997, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of E-Z-EM, Inc. and
Subsidiaries for the fifty-two weeks ended May 31, 1997.




GRANT THORNTON LLP

Melville, New York
August 27, 1997

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