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Temperature and refrigeration in Telemark
9 restaurants in Telemark had breaches of the temperature and refrigeration requirements in 2025–2026 – 17 findings in 4 municipalities (Mattilsynet, data as of 7 Oct 2026).
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9 restaurants 17 findings 4 municipalities with findings 2025–2026
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Municipalities
By year
| Year | restaurants | findings |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 10 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 9 |
| 2022 | 11 | 18 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 8 |
Counts – the lists before 2025 are for registered users.
Requirements in this selection
- High 3.7 Cold chain
- Medium 1.4 Internal control
- Medium 3.9 Cooling of hot food
- Medium 3.10 Thawing
- Low 3.8 Heat treatment
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| Fit | Restaurant | Municipality | Problem area | Finding | Severity | Last finding | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Restaurant in Skien Name and address for registered users | Skien | Cold chain, Thawing, Heat treatment | Shortcomings in routines to ensure food is stored at a sufficiently low temperature. | Follow-up | 23 Jul 2026 | In order25 Aug 2026 – Later inspection 25 Aug 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| High | Restaurant in Nome Name and address for registered users | Nome | Cold chain, Internal control, Cooling of hot food | Shortcomings in routines to ensure food is stored at a sufficiently low temperature. | Follow-up | 29 Apr 2025 | In order28 May 2025 – Later inspection 28 May 2025: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Medium | Restaurant in Skien Name and address for registered users | Skien | Cooling of hot food, Heat treatment | Shortcomings in routines for cooling hot food. | Follow-up | 2 Jun 2026 | In order16 Jun 2026 – Later inspection 16 Jun 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Medium | Restaurant in Notodden Name and address for registered users | Notodden | Cooling of hot food, Thawing | Shortcomings in routines for thawing food. | Follow-up | 29 Jan 2026 | In order12 Feb 2026 – Later inspection 12 Feb 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Medium | Restaurant in Skien Name and address for registered users | Skien | Thawing | Shortcomings in routines for thawing food. | Follow-up | 13 Jan 2026 | In order21 Jan 2026 – Later inspection 21 Jan 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Medium | Restaurant in Porsgrunn Name and address for registered users | Porsgrunn | Internal control | Shortcomings in internal management and control routines to ensure safe food. | Follow-up | 17 Sep 2025 | In order1 Oct 2025 – Later inspection 1 Oct 2025: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Medium | Restaurant in Notodden Name and address for registered users | Notodden | Internal control, Cooling of hot food, Heat treatment | Shortcomings in internal management and control routines to ensure safe food. | Follow-up | 24 Jun 2025 | In order23 Apr 2026 – Later inspection 23 Apr 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Notodden Name and address for registered users | Notodden | Heat treatment | Shortcomings in routines to ensure hot food is sufficiently heat-treated or kept at a temperature that poses no health risk. | Follow-up | 19 Mar 2026 | In order7 Apr 2026 – Later inspection 7 Apr 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Porsgrunn Name and address for registered users | Porsgrunn | Heat treatment | Shortcomings in routines to ensure hot food is sufficiently heat-treated or kept at a temperature that poses no health risk. | Follow-up | 24 Feb 2026 | In order9 Apr 2026 – Later inspection 9 Apr 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
Questions and answers
- How many restaurants in Telemark had breaches of the temperature and refrigeration requirements?
- 9 restaurants in Telemark had breaches of the temperature and refrigeration requirements in 2025–2026 – 17 findings in 4 municipalities (Mattilsynet, data as of 7 Oct 2026).
- Which municipalities in Telemark have the most?
- Most restaurants with findings: Notodden (3), Skien (3), Porsgrunn (2).
- Where do the numbers come from?
- From the open data of Mattilsynet (the Norwegian Food Safety Authority) on breaches (violations) at its smiley (smilefjes) inspections, licence CC BY 4.0, which Restoradar fetches every morning. Restoradar is not affiliated with Mattilsynet.
- How do I see which restaurants they are?
- Create a free account with a Norwegian organisation number. You then see the name, address and a link to the inspection report, minor remarks that Mattilsynet does not publish, and every inspection back to 2016 – and you can export the list to Excel.