SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                  FORM 10-QSB/A 

                           AMENDMENT TO QUARTERLY REPORT
                    FILED PURUANT TO SECTION 12, 13 OR 15(d)
                          OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

           FOR QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 1996 COMMSSION FILE NO. 1-13648 

                               BALCHEM CORPORATION
 
          THE  UNDERSIGNED   REGISTRANT   HEREBY  AMENDS  THE  FOLLOWING  ITEMS,
          FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS,  EXHIBITS OR OTHER  PORTIONS  OF ITS  QUARTERLY
          REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 1996 ON FORM 10-QSB AS SET FORTH
          IN THE PAGES ATTACHED HERETO:


          PART ll   OTHER INFORMATION

                    ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF
                             SECURITY HOLDERS

          PURSUANT TO THE  REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES  EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
          THE  REGISTRANT  HAS DULY CAUSED THIS AMENDMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ON ITS
          BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED


                                            BALCHEM CORPORATION


                                            BY: /s/ Herbert D. Weiss    
                                                HERBERT D. WEISS
                                                PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
                                                EXECUTIVE OFFICER

          SEPTEMBER 6, 1996


ITEM 4.      SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

              a) THE DATE OF THE MEETING WAS JUNE 21,  1996;  THE MEETING WAS AN
              ANNUAL MEETING

              b) JOHN E. BEEBE,  FRANCIS X.  MCDERMOTT  AND LEONARD J.  ZWEIFLER
              WERE ELECTED AS DIRECTORS FOR THREE-YEAR TERMS. DONALD E. ALGUIRE,
              ISRAEL SHEINBERG,  KENNETH P. MITCHELL,  HERBERT D. WEISS, PAUL F.
              MOSHER AND CARL R. PACIFICO CONTINUED IN OFFICE AS DIRECTORS.

              c) THE MATTERS  VOTED UPON WERE (i) THE ELECTION OF JOHN E. BEEBE,
              FRANCIS X MCDERMOTT AND LEONARD J. ZWEIFLER AS DIRECTORS;  (ii) AN
              AMENDMENT TO THE STOCK  OPTION PLAN FOR  EMPLOYEES TO INCREASE THE
              MAXIMUM DURATION OF OPTIONS TO TEN YEARS AND (iii) AN AMENDMENT TO
              THE STOCK  OPTION PLAN FOR  DIRECTORS  TO INCREASE THE DURATION OF
              OPTIONS TO TEN YEARS AND ELIMINATE FORFEITABILITY:

                   AS TO DIRECTORS THE VOTES WERE AS FOLLOWS: 

                                             FOR          AGAINST

                     BEEBE                 2408680         442186
                     MCDERMOTT             2558126         292740
                     ZWEIFLER              2412320         438546

                   AS TO  APPROVAL  OF THE  AMENDMENT  TO STOCK  OPTION PLAN FOR
                   EMPLOYEES, THE VOTE WAS:

                      FOR       AGAINST       ABSTAIN       NON-VOTE

                    2601436      196970        57465           0


                   AS  TO  APPROVAL  OF  THE   AMENDMENT  TO  STOCK  OPTION  FOR
                   DIRECTORS, THE VOTE WAS:

                      FOR       AGAINST       ABSTAIN       NON-VOTE
                           

                    2555281      256107        39478           0