CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration
Statements No. 33-00184 and 33-43168 of E-Z-EM, Inc. on Form S-8 of
our report dated July 25, 1995, appearing in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of E-Z-EM, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the fifty-three weeks ended
June 3, 1995.





GRANT THORNTON LLP

Melville, New York
August 28, 1995


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