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[LOGO] MOCON
                                                    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                               DANE ANDERSON, CFO/VP
OCTOBER 25, 2001                                    763-493-6370
                                                    www.mocon.com


            MOCON ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF BASELINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN, OCTOBER 25.... MOCON, INC. today announced the acquisition of
Questar Baseline Industries, Inc. of Lyons, Colorado from Questar InfoComm,
Inc., a subsidiary of Questar Corporation. The acquisition, valued at
approximately $3.4 million, is part of MOCON's previously announced commitment
to long-term growth through a combination of investment in its existing
businesses and through strategic acquisitions of outside technologies and
businesses. Baseline offers a full line of advanced gas analysis and monitoring
instrumentation used in applications such as oil and gas exploration, process
gas analysis, and industrial hygiene and safety applications. The transaction,
which is effective October 1, 2001, is expected to have a positive effect on
fourth quarter 2001 sales, and to be accretive for 2002 as a whole. As part of
the acquisition, Baseline and Questar Energy Services, Inc., a subsidiary of
Questar Corporation, have signed a Distribution and Support agreement providing
for, subject to certain conditions, the continued supply by Baseline of natural
gas BTU monitoring equipment to Questar for the next five years.

Commenting on the transaction, Mr. Robert L. Demorest, Chairman and CEO of
MOCON, stated, "The Baseline acquisition strengthens MOCON's current position in
the gas detection and chromatography markets. We feel that Baseline's innovative
technology gives it significant expansion potential, which our joint management
teams will aggressively pursue."

MOCON is a leading provider of systems and consulting services to assess
materials and processes for companies worldwide. See www.mocon.com for more
information.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to
the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, the above statements
regarding growth, acquisitions, and accretion, and can otherwise be identified
by words such as "will," "may," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate,"
"continue," or other similar expressions. There are important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward
looking statements made in this press release. These factors include, but are
not limited to, the ability to integrate the acquisition described in this press
release, uncertainties relating to competition and technological change,
worldwide economic and political stability, setbacks in product development
programs, slower-than-anticipated customer acceptance of new products,
dependence on certain key industries, risk associated with the Company's
acquisition strategy and international operations, and other factors set forth
in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000
and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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