UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 11-K



          [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2008

                                       OR

        [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

              For transition period from __________ to ___________

                         Commission file number 1-13648

  A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that
                           of the issuer named below:

                 Balchem Corporation 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan

                  B. Name of the issuer of the securities held
                   pursuant to the plan and the address of its
                           principal executive office:

                               Balchem Corporation
                              52 Sunrise Park Road
                                   PO Box 600
                              New Hampton, NY 10958







                              REQUIRED INFORMATION

Financial Statements:

4. In lieu of  requirements  of Items  1-3,  audited  financial  statements  and
schedules  prepared in accordance with the  requirements of ERISA for the plan's
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 are presented herein.

Exhibits:

Exhibit No. 23 - Consent of  MCGLADREY  & PULLEN,  LLP,  Independent  Registered
Public Accounting Firm







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                            Exhibit Description
-----------                            -------------------

23                                     Consent of MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP








                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
trustees (or other persons who administer  the employee  benefit plan) have duly
caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.



Date: June 25, 2009                           BALCHEM CORPORATION
                                              401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan

                                              By:     Balchem Corporation,
                                                      Plan Administrator

                                              By:/s/ Dino A. Rossi
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                      Dino A. Rossi, President,
                                                      Chief Executive Officer

                                              By:/s/ Francis J. Fitzpatrick
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                      Francis J. Fitzpatrick,
                                                      Chief Financial Officer











                               BALCHEM CORPORATION
                           401(k)/PROFIT SHARING PLAN

                              Financial Statements
                            and Supplemental Schedule

                           December 31, 2008 and 2007

         (With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm)










                               BALCHEM CORPORATION
                           401(k)/PROFIT SHARING PLAN


                                Table of Contents


                                                                            Page

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                     1

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits                             2

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits                   3

Notes to Financial Statements                                               4

Supplemental Information

Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4(i) - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)   13






             Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Plan Administrator
Balchem Corporation 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits
of Balchem Corporation  401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan (the Plan) as of December 31,
2008 and 2007, and the related  statement of changes in net assets available for
benefits for the year ended December 31, 2008.  These  financial  statements are
the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance  with the standards of the Public  Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a
test basis,  evidence  supporting  the amounts and  disclosures in the financial
statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant  estimates  made by  management,  as well as evaluating  the overall
financial  statement  presentation.   We  believe  that  our  audits  provide  a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material  respects,  the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of
December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the changes in net assets available for benefits
for the year ended December 31, 2008, in conformity with  accounting  principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our  audits  were  made for the  purpose  of  forming  an  opinion  on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental  schedule of assets held
as of December 31, 2008 is presented for the purpose of additional  analysis and
is not a required part of the basic financial  statements,  but is supplementary
information  required  by the  United  States  Department  of  Labor  Rules  and
Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure  under the Employee  Retirement  Income
Security Act of 1974. This  supplemental  schedule is the  responsibility of the
Plan's management.  The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing
procedures  applied in the audits of the basic financial  statements and, in our
opinion,  is fairly  stated in all  material  respects  in relation to the basic
financial statements taken as a whole.



/s/  McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
New York, New York
June 25, 2009

                                       1


                               BALCHEM CORPORATION
                           401(k)/PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                 Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
                           December 31, 2008 and 2007


                                                         2008          2007
                                                     -----------   -----------
Assets:
    Investments at fair value (note 3)               $18,204,319   $19,042,843
    Receivables:
       Employer contribution                             516,291       470,212
       Participant contributions                              --        38,367
       Interest                                               --         1,442
                                                     -----------   -----------
               Total assets                          $18,720,610   $19,552,864
                                                     ===========   ===========


See accompanying notes to financial statements.



                                       2


                               BALCHEM CORPORATION
                           401(k)/PROFIT SHARING PLAN
            Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
                          Year ended December 31, 2008


                                                                        2008
                                                                   ------------
Addition to net assets attributed to:
    Investment income:
       Interest                                                    $    151,778
       Dividends                                                         28,821
                                                                   ------------
                                                                        180,599
                                                                   ------------
    Contributions:
       Participant                                                    1,441,349
       Employer                                                         865,731
                                                                   ------------
                                                                      2,307,080
                                                                   ------------
               Total additions                                        2,487,679
                                                                   ------------
Deductions from net assets attributed to:
    Net depreciation in fair value of investments (note 3)           (2,971,284)
    Benefits paid to participants                                      (330,473)
    Fees                                                                 (3,671)
    Other, net                                                          (14,505)
                                                                   ------------
               Total deductions                                      (3,319,933)
                                                                   ------------
               Net decrease in net assets available for benefits       (832,254)
Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year               19,552,864
                                                                   ------------
Net assets available for benefits at end of year                   $ 18,720,610
                                                                   ============

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


                                       3


                               BALCHEM CORPORATION
                           401(k)/PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                          Notes to Financial Statements
                           December 31, 2008 and 2007

         Note 1 - Description of the Plan

         The  following  description  of the Balchem  Corporation  401(k)/Profit
         Sharing Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants
         should refer to the Plan  agreement for a more complete  description of
         the Plan's provisions.

         General

         The Plan is principally a participant  directed,  defined  contribution
         plan covering all active employees of Balchem Corporation (the Company)
         who have 60 days of  service,  as  defined,  and are 18 years of age or
         older,  except  those  that  are  currently  covered  by  a  collective
         bargaining  agreement.  The Plan is  subject to the  provisions  of the
         Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

         The Company pays  administrative  and record keeping fees for the Plan.
         Plan  participants  are required to pay fees for participant  loans and
         certain  brokerage fees for  transactions  pertaining to investments in
         Balchem Corporation Common Stock.

         Contributions

         Each  year,  participants  may  contribute  up to 75% of pretax  annual
         compensation,  as defined in the Plan.  Such  amounts may be limited by
         the maximum amounts allowed under Internal Revenue Service regulations.
         Participants  may also contribute  amounts  representing  distributions
         from other  qualified  defined benefit or defined  contribution  plans.
         Participants  direct the investment of their contributions into various
         investment   options  offered  by  the  Plan.  The  employer   matching
         contributions equal 35% of each participant's  elected contribution and
         the Company may make discretionary  profit-sharing contributions at the
         option of the Company's Board of Directors.  Matching contributions are
         made in Balchem  Corporation Common Stock on a monthly basis based upon
         the  closing  price of the stock on the last  trading day of each month
         and are subject to the vesting schedule  described  below.  Included in
         employers'  contribution  receivable  as of December  31, 2008 and 2007
         were  discretionary   Company  profit  sharing  contributions  made  in
         February 2009 and March 2008 for the 2008 and 2007 plan years  totaling
         $497,246, and $447,420, respectively.

         Participant Accounts

         Each   participant's   account  is  credited  with  the   participant's
         contribution  and allocations of the Company's  matching  contributions
         and plan  earnings  or  losses.  Allocations  are based on  participant
         account  balances,  as defined.  The benefit to which a participant  is
         entitled is the benefit  that can be  provided  from the  participant's
         vested account.

                                       4


                               BALCHEM CORPORATION
                           401(k)/PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                          Notes to Financial Statements
                           December 31, 2008 and 2007

         Vesting

         Participants  are  100%  vested  in  their   contributions   (including
         rollovers) and discretionary Company profit sharing contributions, plus
         actual earnings or losses thereon.  Vesting in the Company contribution
         portion of their  accounts  plus actual  earnings or losses  thereon is
         based on years of continuous service, as defined. A participant becomes
         100% vested after two years of service,  except for employees  hired as
         part of certain  acquisitions,  whose prior credited service is used in
         determining the vested portion of such matching contributions.

         Investment Options

         Upon  enrollment  in  the  Plan,   participants   may  direct  employee
         contributions  to  the  various  investment  options   administered  by
         Prudential  Retirement  Insurance and Annuity  Company  ("PRIAC") and a
         maximum of 10% of a participant's  contribution to Balchem  Corporation
         Common Stock Fund. Employer matching  contributions are made in Company
         stock and are  directed to the Balchem  Corporation  Common  Stock Fund
         (see  Schedule  1).  Discretionary  contributions  are  made  from  the
         Company's cash reserves.

         Participant Loans

         Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up
         to a maximum  equal to the  lesser of  $50,000  or 50% of their  vested
         account  balances.  Loan terms  extend up to five years or in excess of
         five  years  for the  purchase  of a primary  residence.  The loans are
         secured by the balance in the participants'  accounts and bear interest
         at a fixed  rate  based on the  prime  rate plus 2% at the time of loan
         origination and range from 6% to 10.25% at December 31, 2008.

         Payment of Benefits

         On termination of service,  a participant may receive a lump sum amount
         equal  to the  vested  value  of his or her  account,  or  upon  death,
         disability or retirement,  the  participant may elect to receive annual
         installments over a period not to exceed the participant's lifetime, or
         the joint lifetime of the participant and the participant's  spouse, or
         an annuity contract.

         Effective March 28, 2005, the threshold for involuntary distribution of
         vested accrued benefits was reduced from $5,000 to $1,000.

         Income (Loss) Allocations

         Investment income (loss) for an accounting period shall be allocated to
         participants'  accounts in proportion to the total of their  respective
         account  balances at the beginning of such  accounting  period plus any
         contributions  or loan  repayments  credited to the account  during the
         period.

                                       5


                               BALCHEM CORPORATION
                           401(k)/PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                          Notes to Financial Statements
                           December 31, 2008 and 2007

         Forfeited Accounts

         Forfeited balances of terminated  participants'  non-vested accounts as
         of  the  last  day  of the  plan  year  are  allocated  to  all  active
         participant  accounts.  The amount allocated to active  participants in
         2008  was  $32,736.  The  Forfeiture  accounts  non-vested  balance  at
         December 31, 2008 totaled $24,342.

         Note 2 - Summary of Accounting Policies

         Basis of Accounting

         The financial statements of the Plan are presented on the accrual basis
         of accounting.

         Risks and Uncertainties

         The  assets of the Plan at  December  31,  2008 and 2007 are  primarily
         financial  instruments  which  are  monetary  in  nature.  Accordingly,
         interest rates and market  fluctuations have a more significant  impact
         on the  Plan's  performance  than the  effects  of  general  levels  of
         inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction
         or in the same  magnitude  as the  prices  of  goods  and  services  as
         measured by the consumer price index.

         The  investments  are  subject  to risk  conditions  of the  individual
         investments'  objectives,  the stock market,  interest rates,  economic
         conditions,  world affairs and, in the case of the Balchem  Corporation
         Common Stock Fund,  the results of operations  and other risks specific
         to Balchem Corporation.

         Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

         The  Plan's  investments  are  stated at fair  value.  Pooled  Separate
         Accounts  (PSA's) fair value is  determined by a per unit value for the
         number of units held by the Plan at year end,  much like a mutual fund,
         whose value is the result of the  accumulated  values of the underlying
         investments. This is based on information reported by the trustee using
         the  audited  financial  statements  of the  PSA's  at  year  end.  The
         Guaranteed Income Fund is stated at contract value,  which approximates
         fair value.  Common stocks are valued based upon quoted market  prices.
         Participant  loans are  valued  at their  outstanding  balances,  which
         approximate fair value.

         As  of  December  31,  2006,  the  Plan  adopted  Financial  Accounting
         Standards  Board (FASB) Staff  Position FSP AAG INV-1 and  Statement of
         Position No. 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully  Benefit-Responsive  Investment
         Contracts  Held by Certain  Investment  Companies  Subject to the AICPA
         Investment  Company Guide and  Defined-Contribution  Health and Welfare
         and Pension  Plans (the FSP).  The FSP  requires  the  Statement of Net
         Assets  Available  for Benefits to present the fair value of the Plan's
         investments as well as the adjustment from fair value to contract value
         for  the  fully   benefit-responsive   investment  contracts,  and  the
         Statement  of  Changes  in Net  Assets  Available  for  Benefits  to be
         prepared  on a contract  value  basis for the fully  benefit-responsive
         investment contracts.

                                       6


                               BALCHEM CORPORATION
                           401(k)/PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                          Notes to Financial Statements
                           December 31, 2008 and 2007

         The  Guaranteed  Income  Fund is  recorded  at  contract  value,  which
         approximates  fair value.  Contract value represents  contributions and
         reinvested income, less any withdrawals plus accrued interest,  because
         these investments have fully benefit-responsive  features. For example,
         participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or
         a portion of their investment at contract value.  There are no reserves
         against   contract  values  for  credit  risk  of  contract  issues  or
         otherwise. The average yield was approximately 3.40% for 2008 and 3.55%
         for 2007.  The crediting  interest rate for these  guaranteed  funds is
         reset  semiannually  by the issuer but cannot be less than zero and was
         3.40% and 3.55% at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

         Purchases and sales of  securities  are recorded on a trade date basis.
         Interest  income  is  recorded  on the  accrual  basis.  Dividends  are
         recorded on the ex dividend date.

         Payment of Benefits

         Benefits are recorded when paid.

         Use of Estimates

         The  preparation of financial  statements in conformity with accounting
         principles  generally accepted in the United States of America requires
         the plan  administrator  to make estimates and  assumptions  that could
         affect the reported  amounts of net assets at the date of the financial
         statements and the reported  amounts of changes in net assets available
         for benefits during the reporting  period.  Actual results could differ
         from those estimates.

         Recent Accounting Pronouncements

         In April  2009,  the FASB  issued  FASB Staff  Position  No. FAS 157-4,
         Determining  Fair Value When the Volume and Level of  Activity  for the
         Asset  or  Liability  Have  Significantly   Decreased  and  Identifying
         Transactions  That Are Not  Orderly  ("FSP FAS  157-4").  FSP FAS 157-4
         supersedes  FSP FAS 157-3 and  amends  SFAS 157 to  provide  additional
         guidance on estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity
         for the asset or liability have significantly  decreased in relation to
         normal market  activity for the asset or liability.  FSP FAS 157-4 also
         provides  additional guidance on circumstances that may indicate that a
         transaction is not orderly and on defining major categories of debt and
         equity  securities in meeting the disclosure  requirements of SFAS 157.
         FSP FAS 157-4 is effective for reporting  periods ending after June 15,
         2009.  Plan  management  is  currently  evaluating  the effect that the
         provisions  of  FSP  FAS  157-4  will  have  on  the  Plan's  financial
         statements.

         In May 2008,  the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, "The Hierarchy of Generally
         Accepted  Accounting  Principles"  ("SFAS  162"),  which is intended to
         improve  financial  reporting by identifying  the sources of accounting
         principles and the consistent  framework,  or hierarchy,  for selecting
         principles  to be used  in  preparing  financial  statements  that  are
         presented in conformity  with U.S. GAAP for  nongovernmental  entities.
         SFAS 162 will be  effective  60 days  after  the  U.S.  Securities  and
         Exchange  Commission  approves the Public Company Accounting  Oversight

                                       7


                               BALCHEM CORPORATION
                           401(k)/PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                          Notes to Financial Statements
                           December 31, 2008 and 2007

         Board's amendments to AU section 411, "The Meaning of Present Fairly in
         Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles".  SFAS 162 is
         not  expected  to  have  a  material  impact  on the  Plan's  financial
         statements.

         In September  2006, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board ("FASB")
         issued Statement of Financial  Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value
         Measurements ("FAS 157") effective for financial  statements issued for
         fiscal years  beginning  after November 15, 2007,  and interim  periods
         within those fiscal years.  This statement  increases  consistency  and
         comparability in fair value measurements and expands  disclosures about
         fair value  measurements.  Effective  January 1, 2008, the Plan adopted
         SFAS 157 for its financial assets and liabilities.  The adoption had no
         significant  impact on the Plan's net assets  available for benefits as
         of December  31, 2008 or changes in net assets  available  for benefits
         for the year ended December 31, 2008. See Note 3 for further discussion
         on SFAS 157 Fair  Value  Measurements.  In  February  2008,  FASB Staff
         Position  No.  157-2  deferred  the  effective  date  of  FAS  157  for
         nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except for items that
         are  recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial  statements
         on a recurring  basis (at least  annually),  to fiscal years  beginning
         after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years.
         The  Company  is  currently  evaluating  the  provisions  of FASB Staff
         Position No. 157-2.

         Note 3 - Investments

         Fair Value Measurements
         In September  2006, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board ("FASB")
         issued Statement of Financial  Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value
         Measurements ("FAS 157") effective for financial  statements issued for
         fiscal years  beginning  after November 15, 2007,  and interim  periods
         within those fiscal years.  This statement  increases  consistency  and
         comparability in fair value measurements and expands  disclosures about
         fair value measurements.  FAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring
         fair  value.  That  framework  provides  a fair  value  hierarchy  that
         prioritizes  the inputs to  valuation  techniques  used to measure fair
         value.  The hierarchy gives the highest  priority to unadjusted  quoted
         prices in active markets for identical  assets or liabilities  (level 1
         measurements)  and the lowest priority to unobservable  inputs (level 3
         measurements).  The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FASB
         Statement No. 157 are described below:


                                       8


                               BALCHEM CORPORATION
                           401(k)/PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                          Notes to Financial Statements
                           December 31, 2008 and 2007

         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
         Level 1          Inputs  to  the valuation  methodology  are unadjusted
                          quoted prices for identical  assets or  liabilities in
                          active  markets  that  the  Plan  has the  ability  to
                          access.
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
         Level 2          Inputs to the valuation methodology include:
                                   Quoted   prices   for   similar   assets   or
                                   liabilities in active markets;  Quoted prices
                                   for   identical   or   similar    assets   or
                                   liabilities in inactive markets; Inputs other
                                   than quoted  prices that are  observable  for
                                   the  asset  or  liability;  Inputs  that  are
                                   derived  principally  from or corroborated by
                                   observable  market  data  by  correlation  or
                                   other means.

                          If   the   asset   or   liability   has  a   specified
                          (contractual)   term,   the  Level  2  input  must  be
                          observable  for  substantially  the  full  term of the
                          asset or liability.
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
         Level 3          Inputs to the  valuation  methodology are unobservable
                          and significant to the fair value measurement.
         -----------------------------------------------------------------------

         The asset's or liability's fair value measurement level within the fair
         value  hierarchy  is based on the  lowest  level of any  input  that is
         significant to the fair value  measurement.  Valuation  techniques used
         need to maximize the use of  observable  inputs and minimize the use of
         unobservable inputs.

         The following is a description of the valuation  methodologies used for
         the  investments   measured  at  fair  value,   including  the  general
         classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

         Balchem Corporation Common Stock: Valued at the closing price as quoted
         on the Nasdaq  Global  Market on the last business day of the Plan year
         and is classified as a Level 1 investment.

         Pooled Separate Accounts:  Valued at a per unit value for the number of
         units  held by the Plan at year  end,  much like a mutual  fund,  whose
         value  is  the  result  of the  accumulated  values  of the  underlying
         investments and are classified as Level 2 investments.

         Guaranteed  Income Fund: Valued at contract value,  which  approximates
         fair value and is classified as a Level 2 investment.

         Participant  loans:  Valued  at  their  outstanding   balances,   which
         approximate fair value and are classified as Level 3 investments.

         The methods  described above may produce a fair value  calculation that
         may not be indicative of net  realizable  value or reflective of future
         fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods
         are appropriate and consistent with other market participants,  the use
         of different  methodologies  or assumptions to determine the fair value
         of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value
         measurement at the reporting date.


                                       9


                               BALCHEM CORPORATION
                           401(k)/PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                          Notes to Financial Statements
                           December 31, 2008 and 2007

         The  following  table  sets  forth by  level,  within  the  fair  value
         hierarchy, the Plan's assets at fair value as of December 31, 2008:

                  Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2008


                                                Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total
                                               -------------------------------------------------
                                                                        
         Common Stock of Balchem Corporation   $6,857,301                           $ 6,857,301

         Pooled Separate Accounts                            7,355,821                7,355,821

         Guaranteed Income Fund                              3,462,395                3,462,395

         Participant Loans                                                528,802       528,802
                                               -------------------------------------------------
         Total Assets at Fair Value            $6,857,301  $10,818,216   $528,802   $18,204,319
                                               =================================================


         The table  below  sets  forth a summary of changes in the fair value of
         the Plan's level 3 assets for the year ended December 31, 2008:

                                       Level 3 Assets
                                Year Ended December 31, 2008

                                                              Participant
                                                                 loans
                                                              -----------
         Balance, beginning of year                           $   436,258
         Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements (net)         92,544
                                                              -----------
         Balance, end of year                                 $   528,802
                                                              ===========

         Investments at December 31, 2008 and 2007 consisted of:

                                                        2008          2007
                                                    -----------   -----------
         Cash equivalents, Guaranteed Income Fund   $ 3,462,395   $ 2,855,419
         Pooled separate accounts                     7,355,821     9,861,789
         Balchem Corporation Common Stock*            6,857,301     5,889,377
         Participant loans                              528,802       436,258
                                                    -----------   -----------
                                                    $18,204,319   $19,042,843
                                                    ===========   ===========

                                       10


                               BALCHEM CORPORATION
                           401(k)/PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                          Notes to Financial Statements
                           December 31, 2008 and 2007

         The following  represents  investments that represent 5% or more of the
         Plan's net assets:

                                                        2008         2007
                                                    ----------   ----------
         Balchem Corporation Common Stock*          $6,857,301   $5,889,377
         Cash equivalents, Guaranteed Income Fund    3,462,395    2,855,419
         Dryden S&P 500 Index Fund                   1,763,035    2,454,808
         Prudential Lifetime Balanced Fund           1,039,607    1,160,333
         International Blend/Artio Fund **             693,109    1,077,161
         Janus Advisor Balanced Fund**                 912,961    1,043,855

         * A portion of the Balchem  Corporation Common Stock is non-participant
         directed.  ** Did not  represent 5% or more of the Plan's net assets at
         December 31, 2008.

         During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2008,  the  Plan   investments
         (including gains and losses on investments  bought and sold, as well as
         held during the year) appreciated/(depreciated) in value as follows:

         Pooled separate accounts                   $(3,662,266)
         Balchem Corporation Common Stock               690,982
                                                    -----------
                                                    $(2,971,284)
                                                    ===========

         Note 4 - Non-participant directed investments

         Information about the net assets and the significant  components of the
         changes  in  net  assets  relating  to  the  non-participant   directed
         investments are as follows:

                                               2008         2007
                                            ----------   ----------
         Balchem Corporation Common Stock   $5,923,071   $5,082,010
                                            ==========   ==========

                                                               Year ended
                                                           December 31, 2008
                                                           -----------------

         Change in net assets:
              Contributions                                   $   425,075
              Dividends and interest                               28,820
              Net appreciation                                    591,618
              Benefits paid to participants                       (89,923)
              Transfers to participant-directed investments      (114,529)
                                                              -----------
                          Net increase                            841,061
         Net assets at beginning of year                        5,082,010
                                                              -----------
         Net assets at end of year                            $ 5,923,071
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                               BALCHEM CORPORATION
                           401(k)/PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                          Notes to Financial Statements
                           December 31, 2008 and 2007

         Note 5 - Related-Party Transactions

         As of  December  31, 2008 and 2007,  the Plan held  275,283 and 263,154
         shares of Balchem Corporation common stock, respectively, with a market
         value of  $6,857,301  and  $5,889,377  at  December  31, 2008 and 2007,
         respectively.  Certain  Plan  investments  are shares of various  funds
         managed by Prudential Retirement Insurance & Annuity Company ("PRIAC").
         PRIAC is the trustee of the Plan and, therefore, these transactions are
         considered related-party transactions.

         Note 6 - Plan Termination

         Although it has not  expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the
         right under the Plan to discontinue its  contributions  at any time and
         to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.  In the event
         of plan  termination,  participants  will  become  100% vested in their
         accounts.

         Note 7 - Income Tax Status

         The Plan has received a favorable  determination letter dated March 22,
         1999 from the Internal  Revenue  Service  ruling that it is a qualified
         plan pursuant to the appropriate  section of the Internal  Revenue Code
         (IRC) and,  accordingly,  the earnings of the  underlying  trust of the
         Plan  are not  subject  to tax  under  present  income  tax  law.  Once
         qualified,  the Plan is required to operate in conformity  with the IRC
         to maintain  its  qualifications.  Although  the Plan has been  amended
         since receiving the determination  letter,  the Plan  administrator and
         the  Plan's  tax  counsel  believe  that  the Plan is  designed  and is
         currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements
         of the IRC.


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                                                                                                                          Schedule 1

                                                         BALCHEM CORPORATION
                                                     401(k)/PROFIT SHARING PLAN
                                         Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4(i) - Schedule of Assets
                                                         Held at End of Year
                                                          December 31, 2008



          Identity of issue,                        Description of investments including maturity date,                   Current
   borrower, lessor or similar party                 rate of interest, collateral, par or maturity value                   value
--------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------     ------------
                                                                                                                   
Guaranteed Income Fund(1)                     Units of participation in Guaranteed Income Fund -
                                                 97,512 units, $35.51 per unit                                         $  3,462,395
Small Cap Growth / Times Square Fund          Units of participation in Small Cap Growth / Times Square Fund -
                                                 24,119 units, $17.84 per unit                                              430,326
Oppenheimer Global Fund                       Units of participation in Oppenheimer Global Fund -
                                                 8,357 units, $50.55 per unit                                               422,435
Mid-Cap Value / Sub-Advised by                Units of participation in Mid-Cap Value /Sub-Advised by Wellington
       Wellington Management Fund                Management Fund - 10,211 units, $13.11 per unit                            133,900
Mid-Cap Growth / Artisan Partners Fund        Units of participation in Mid-Cap Growth / Artisan Partners Fund -
                                                 44,260 units, $8.25 per unit                                               365,090
Prudential Lifetime Income & Equity Fund(1)   Units of participation in Prudential Lifetime Income & Equity Fund -
                                                 2,256 units, $14.52 per unit                                                32,762
Prudential Lifetime Conservative Fund(1)      Units of participation in Prudential Lifetime Conservative Fund -
                                                 25,679 units, $13.47 per unit                                              345,849
Prudential Lifetime Balanced Fund(1)          Units of participation in Prudential Lifetime Balanced Fund -
                                                 80,739 units, $12.88 per unit                                            1,039,607
Prudential Lifetime Growth Fund(1)            Units of participation in Prudential Lifetime Growth Fund -
                                                 28,910 units, $12.83 per unit                                              371,009
Prudential Lifetime Aggressive Fund(1)        Units of participation in Prudential Lifetime Aggressive Fund -
                                                 8,760 units, $12.25 per unit                                               107,320
Large Cap Growth/Turner                       Units of participation in Large Cap Growth/Turner Investment Fund -
       Investment Fund(1)                        37,522 units, $8.15 per unit                                               305,789
Large Cap Value/AJOFund(1)                    Units of participation in Large Cap Value/AJO Fund -
                                                 20,163 units, $13.13 per unit                                              264,793
Janus Advisor Balanced Fund(1)                Units of participation in Janus Advisor Balanced Fund -
                                                 27,833 units, $32.80 per unit                                              912,961
International Blend / Artio Fund              Units of participation in International Blend / Artio Fund -
                                                 43,159 units, $16.06 per unit                                              693,109
Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value                 Units of participation in Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value
       (Class A) Fund                            (Class A) Fund - 3,677 units, $37.72 per unit                              138,689
Dryden S&P 500 Index Fund(1)                  Units of participation in Dryden S&P 500 Index Fund -
                                                 31,796 units, $55.45 per unit                                            1,763,035
Balchem Corporation Common Stock(1)(2)        Units of participation in Balchem Corporation Common Stock -
                                                 275,283 units, $24.91 per unit                                           6,857,301
Core Plus Bond / Reams Fund                   Units of participation in Core Plus Bond / Reams Fund -
                                                 2,024 units, $14.40 per unit                                                29,147
Participant loans(1)                          Interest rates range from 6.00% to 10.25%                                     528,802
                                                                                                                       ------------
                                                         Total                                                         $ 18,204,319
                                                                                                                       ============
(1)      Parties-in-interest
(2)      The cost basis of the Balchem Corporation Common Stock Fund at December 31, 2008 was $2,385,828

See accompanying report of independent registered public
accounting firm.


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