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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  June 4, 2002

CONTACT:   Don Smith

724-352-7520


                 SYLVAN INC. APPOINTS NEW INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT
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Saxonburg, PA - June 4, 2002: Sylvan Inc. (Nasdaq: SYLN) today announced that
its board of directors appointed Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent
accountant for 2002. The action was taken following the board's dismissal of
Arthur Andersen LLP, Sylvan's previous independent accountant, effective May 31,
2002.

A leader in fungal technology, Sylvan Inc. is a preeminent worldwide producer
and distributor of products for the mushroom industry, specializing in spawn
(the equivalent of seed for mushrooms) and spawn-related products and services,
and is a major grower of fresh mushrooms in the United States.


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