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,  1999,  appearing  in the  Annual  Report on Form 10-K of E-Z-EM,  Inc.  and
Subsidiaries for the fifty-two weeks ended May 29, 1999.




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Melville, New York
July 27, 1999







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