Exhibit 23.1

      Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

      We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in Registration  Statements
(Nos.  333-78355,  333-44489,  33-35912  and  33-35910)  on Form S-8 of  Balchem
Corporation and subsidiaries of our reports dated March 14, 2005 relating to our
audit of the consolidated financial statements, financial schedule, 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, 2004.


/s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
New York, New York
March 14, 2005


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