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 July 27, 1998, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
E-Z-EM, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the fifty-two weeks ended May 30,
1998.





GRANT THORNTON LLP

Melville, New York
August 24, 1998






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