Exhibit 10.18

MOCON, INC.

DESCRIPTION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS

All of the employees of MOCON, Inc., including executive officers, are employed "at will" and do not have employment agreements with MOCON. MOCON has,
however, entered into a written Executive Severance Agreement with four of its full-time executive officers, a form of which has been filed as an exhibit to this report on
Form 10-K. The following is a description of oral compensation arrangements for 2008 between MOCON, Inc. and the following executive officers of MOCON:

|Name of Executive Officer |  | Title                                                            |  | Base Salary       |  | Bonus Arrangements              |  | Stock Options                                                                                                                                                             |  | Other                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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|Robert L. Demorest        |  | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer                  |  | $262,915 per year |  | See footnotes (1) and (2) below |  | Stock options to purchase shares of MOCON common stock are granted from time to time in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of the MOCON board of directors |  | Under the MOCON, Inc. Savings and Retirement Plan, participants, including executive officers, may voluntarily request that MOCON reduce pre-tax compensation by up to 75% (subject to certain special limitations) and
contribute such amounts to a trust. MOCON contributed an amount equal to 25% of the first 6% of the amount that each participant contributed under this plan. MOCON provides an automobile for each of its full-time executive officers. Executive
Officers generally receive 3-5 weeks vacation per year. MOCON employees, including its executive officers, are compensated for forfeited vacation. Executive officers are reimbursed for expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business.
Executive officers receive other benefits received by other MOCON employees, including health, dental and life insurance benefits.
|Daniel W. Mayer           |  | Executive Vice President                                         |  | $198,540 per year |  | See footnotes (1) and (2) below |  | See above                                                                                                                                                                 |  | See above                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Darrell B. Lee            |  | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |  | $146,633 per year |  | See footnotes (1) and (2) below |  | See above                                                                                                                                                                 |  | See above                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Douglas J. Lindemann      |  | Vice President and General Manager                               |  | $169,265 per year |  | See footnotes (1) and (2) below |  | See above                                                                                                                                                                 |  | See above                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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