Exhibit 23

            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Board of Directors
Balchem Corporation:

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements  No.  333-118292,  333-118291,  333-78355,  333-44489,  333-5912  and
333-5910,  of Balchem  Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated June 2, 2006,
relating to the financial  statements of the Balchem  Corporation 401(K)/ Profit
Sharing  Plan as of December  31, 2005 and 2004 and for the year ended  December
31, 2005, which appears in this Form 11-K.


/s/ MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP

New York, New York
June 29, 2006