Guides: Mattilsynet’s inspection data in sales
Written for those who sell to restaurants, cafés and canteens: what Mattilsynet’s inspections mean, which findings match your product, and the rules to follow. The numbers are refreshed every morning.
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Smiley, neutral face and sad face – what do the grades mean?
The three faces, the 0–3 grading scale, follow-up inspections and what the inspection data actually says – for suppliers to the restaurant industry.
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Requirement 3.7 cold chain explained
The requirement, Mattilsynet’s finding texts for grades 2 and 3, the most common causes and what temperature monitoring solves – with numbers for Norway.
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How to use Mattilsynet’s inspection data in sales
From finding to product: which requirements match what you sell, timing, the rules (Marketing Control Act § 15, sole proprietorships) and how the filters and export are used.
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New restaurants as leads
What a new registration in Enhetsregisteret means, why the first months are the ones that count, what Mattilsynet does with new places and how the list of new restaurants is used.
Source: Mattilsynet – smiley inspections (CC BY 4.0) and the Brønnøysund Register Centre – Enhetsregisteret (NLOD), processed by Restoradar. Data as of 7 Oct 2026. Restoradar is not affiliated with Mattilsynet.