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MOCON ANNOUNCES NEW OXYGEN PERMEATION INSTRUMENT WHICH TARGETS PRODUCE PACKAGING Minneapolis (January 24, 2017) - A new instrument is being launched which will provide produce marketers and their material suppliers with oxygen permeation data quickly and more easily to assist in meeting shelf-life goals.

MOCON, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOCO), a leading international provider of instruments and services for testing, measuring and analyzing invisible gases, is announcing the global launch of its OX-TRAN® 2/12 oxygen permeation instrument.

"Unlike many other food products which require higher barrier films to extend shelf life, produce has a much shorter shelf life and it requires higher transmitter materials that can breathe in order to prevent premature spoilage. Not having a good handle on your material transmission rates can result in shelf life of a couple of days vs. a couple of weeks that is necessary for the packer-to-consumer lifecycle. For example, a film batch that is off by 10% could have a devastating impact on an already narrow shelf life window," explains Ryan Holland, product manager, permeation, MOCON.

At the core of the new OX-TRAN 2/12 is simplified set up. Typically, a significant number of labor hours are spent setting up tests or waiting for results, creating a bottleneck. The new instrument was specifically designed to produce results quickly, with minimal effort, to increase efficiency. A new user interface, coupled with increased automation makes testing easier than ever before, with less skill required.

The OX-TRAN® 2/12 is ideally suited for brand owners as well as film manufacturers and converters who either use or sell flexible materials for produce applications. Using the instrument across the supply chain helps insure that quality standards are being met at every stage of the process.

About MOCON

MOCON is a leading provider of detectors, instruments, systems and consulting services to research laboratories, production facilities, and quality control and safety departments in the medical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, packaging, environmental, oil and gas and other industries worldwide. See www.mocon.com for more information.

This release may include information that might be considered forward-looking. While these forward-looking statements represent our current judgment on what the future holds, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. You should review our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and other documents MOCON files with or furnishes to the Securities and Exchange Commission for a complete discussion of these factors and other risks.