EXHIBIT 99.1

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                                  NEWS RELEASE
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MOCON(R)
                                                    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                               DANE ANDERSON, CFO/VP
NOVEMBER 20, 2002                                   763-493-6370
                                                    www.mocon.com


                    MOCON ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN, NOVEMBER 20, 2002 - MOCON, INC. (Nasdaq:MOCO) announced today
that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program. Under the
terms of the program, up to $2,000,000 of the Company's common stock may be
purchased. Any repurchases that are made will be done through open market
purchases and/or privately negotiated transactions, at prices not exceeding the
market price at the time of the purchase. Depending on market conditions and
other factors, purchases may be commenced or suspended at any time without prior
notice.

"MOCON's strong balance sheet and cash flow allows us to fund repurchases of our
common stock, while at the same time continuing to invest in growth through our
existing businesses, and to explore focused acquisitions," said CEO Robert L.
Demorest.

MOCON is a leading provider of instrumentation and consulting and laboratory
services to medical, pharmaceutical, food and other industries 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 and acquisitions, 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, 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, 2001
and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

   MOCON'S SHARES ARE TRADED ON THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET UNDER THE SYMBOL MOCO.
                 MOCON is a registered trademark of MOCON, Inc.