EXHIBIT 23.1



               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We have issued our report  dated July 28,  2000  accompanying  the  consolidated
financial statements and schedule of E-Z-EM, Inc. and Subsidiaries  appearing in
the  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the  fifty-three  weeks  ended June 3, 2000
which is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. We consent to
the   incorporation   by  reference  in  the   Registration   Statement  of  the
aforementioned report.




/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Melville, New York
September 19, 2000