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MOCON, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: MOCO) testing lab partner in Mumbai, Hemetek Techno Instruments,  has been accredited by India’s National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) under the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard for oxygen and water vapor permeation testing of plastic barrier materials.

The Government of India has authorized NABL as the accreditation body for testing and calibration laboratories. The organization operates as an autonomous body under the government’s Ministry of Science and Technology.  The rigorous accreditation process takes a minimum of three years to complete.

The standard specifies the general requirements to competently carry out tests and/or calibrations, including sampling. It covers testing and calibration performed using standard methods, non-standard methods and laboratory-developed methods.

“It is a significant achievement for a private laboratory to receive this accreditation.  Typically, the accreditation process is not economically viable for a non-government owned facility due to the significant investment in technical staff, instruments and the process,” explains Viraj Devasthale, director, Hemetek.

The accreditation gives those in need of package testing one of the first non-government owned permeation lab alternatives in India.  Traditionally, Indian companies have relied on universities and other institutions for their package testing needs.  Turnaround times typically have ranged from a couple of weeks to more than a month.

“We believe we can provide accurate results faster, helping companies decrease development time and improve speed-to-market,” Devasthale says.

Hemetek offers barrier and headspace analysis, leak detection and burst testing for food, beverage and pharmaceutical/medical packaging.  The water vapor, oxygen and carbon dioxide permeation testing services are also intended for manufacturers and converters of rigid and flexible packaging containers and films.

The new Mumbai lab also will target multinational brand owners who want to make sure that the testing standards they have established in other parts of the world can be repeated in India.

About Hemetek Techno Instruments

Established in 1996, Hemetek has a successful track record as India’s premier instrumentation testing and service company.  For more info: www.hemetek.com.

About MOCON

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 involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to: uncertainties relating to competition and technological change, setbacks in product development program, 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 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Guy Wray, MOCON, Inc., 7500 Boone Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55428 U.S.A., Phone: (763) 493-7228, Fax: (763) 493-6358 – Email: gwray@mocon.com

Viraj Devasthale, Hemetek Techno Instruments, 503, Acme Industrial Park, W.E. Highway, Goregaon(E), Mumbai. 400 063; Email: service@hemetek.com ;  Phone: +91-022-2686 3865 – Fax: +91-022-2686 0692; Maharashtra. INDIA