E-Z-EM: E-Z-EM DECLARES STOCK DIVIDEND



                          Contact:      Dennis J. Curtin
                                        Chief Financial Officer 
                                        1-800-544-4624, ext. 320

E-Z-EM, INC., DECLARES STOCK DIVIDEND

Westbury, New York; March 17, 1997 E-Z-EM, Inc. (AMEX EZM.A and
EZM.B) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a
3% stock dividend on shares of common stock of the Company.  

The dividend, payable in non-voting Class B Common Stock, is
payable on April 21, 1997, to shareholders of record of Class A and
Class B Common Stock on March 31, 1997.  Shareholders entitled to
receive fractional shares of stock will be issued a cash payment in
lieu thereof.  The fractional share cash payment will be based on
the closing price of Class B stock as reported by the American
Stock Exchange on March 4, 1997.  

E-Z-EM, Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of contrast agents
for gastrointestinal radiology, has supplied the medical imaging
community with cost-effective products for over 34 years. 
Headquartered in Westbury, New York, E-Z-EM had fiscal 1996 sales
of $92 million.  The Company's common stock trades on the American
Stock Exchange under the symbols EZM.A and EZM.B.  For additional
information on E-Z-EM, including a copy of our latest annual
report, please contact Frank Kerrigon at 1-800-544-4624, ext. 325,
or visit our web site at www.ezem.com.

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