SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, DC 20549

                           ------------------------

                                   FORM 8-K

                                Current Report

                    Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 22, 2002


                                 E-Z-EM, INC.
            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                   Delaware
                (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                   1-11479                       11-1999504
          (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)


                   717 Main Street, Westbury, New York 11590
         (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)


                                (516) 333-8230
             (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         On October 22, 2002, E-Z-EM, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
         "Company"), issued a press release announcing that the Company
         completed the previously announced merger of a wholly owned
         subsidiary of the Company with and into the Company pursuant to which
         each outstanding share of the Company's Class A common stock and each
         outstanding share of the Company's Class B common stock was converted
         into one share of a single, newly created class of common stock of
         the Company.

         A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
         hereby incorporated by reference.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

         (c) Exhibits

         Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated October 22, 2002.




                                  SIGNATURES:

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: October 22, 2002               E-Z-EM, INC.
                                      (Registrant)



                                      By: /s/ Anthony A. Lombardo
                                          Anthony A. Lombardo
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, DC 20549

                           ------------------------

                                   FORM 8-K

                                Current Report

                    Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 22, 2002

                                 E-Z-EM, INC.
            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                   Delaware
                (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                   1-11479                       11-1999504
          (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                   717 Main Street, Westbury, New York 11590
         (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

                                (516) 333-8230
             (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         On October 22, 2002, E-Z-EM, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
         "Company"), issued a press release announcing that the Company
         completed the previously announced merger of a wholly owned
         subsidiary of the Company with and into the Company pursuant to which
         each outstanding share of the Company's Class A common stock and each
         outstanding share of the Company's Class B common stock was converted
         into one share of a single, newly created class of common stock of
         the Company.

         A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
         hereby incorporated by reference.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

         (c) Exhibits

         Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated October 22, 2002.

                                  SIGNATURES:

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: October 22, 2002               E-Z-EM, INC.
                                      (Registrant)

                                      By: /s/ Anthony A. Lombardo
                                          Anthony A. Lombardo
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer