Exhibit 23.1

            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

      We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in Registration  Statements
(Nos. 333-155655,  333-118292,  333-118291,  333-78355,  333-44489, 333-5912 and
333-5910) on Form S-8 of Balchem  Corporation  and  subsidiaries  of our reports
dated  March  12,  2009  relating  to our  audit of the  consolidated  financial
statements, the financial statement 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, 2008.


/s/McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
New York, New York
March 12, 2009


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