Exhibit 23.1

            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

      We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in Registration  Statements
(Nos. 333-118292,  333-118291,  333-78355,  333-44489, 333-5912 and 333-5910) on
Form S-8 of Balchem  Corporation and  subsidiaries of our report dated March 16,
2006 relating to our audit of the consolidated  financial statements,  financial
schedules and internal  control over financial  reporting,  which appear in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Balchem  Corporation  for the year ended  December
31, 2005.

/s/McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
New York, New York
March 16, 2006