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
Statement No.  333-44489 of Balchem  Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated
June 16, 2005,  relating to the financial  statements of the Balchem Corporation
401(K)/ Profit Sharing Plan as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004 which
appears in this Form 11-K.


/s/ MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP

New York, New York
June 28, 2005