EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                     REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ON
                         FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
 
To the Board of Directors of Dade International Inc.
 
  Our audits of the consolidated financial statements of Dade International
Inc. referred to in our report dated March 3, 1997 (which report and
consolidated financial statements are listed in the "Index to Financial
Statements and Schedule" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K) also included an
audit of the Financial Statement Schedule listed in Item 14(a)(i) of this Form
10-K. In our opinion, this Financial Statement Schedule presents fairly, in
all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in
conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements.
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
Chicago, Illinois
March 3, 1997