Requirement 3.8 Heat treatment
30 restaurants had breaches of requirement 3.8 Heat treatment in 2025 – 36 findings in 17 municipalities (Mattilsynet, data as of 7 Oct 2026). So far in 2026: 37 restaurants with breaches.
The requirement belongs to the industry selection Temperature and refrigeration Low – For suppliers of temperature monitoring, refrigeration service and cooling equipment.
64 restaurants 74 findings 33 municipalities with findings 2025–2026
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How Mattilsynet words the finding
Mattilsynet’s standard wording for the requirement, as it appears in the inspection report. Grade 2 is a breach that needs follow-up, grade 3 a serious breach.
- Follow-up Breach that needs follow-up
Shortcomings in routines to ensure hot food is sufficiently heat-treated or kept at a temperature that poses no health risk.
- Serious Serious breach
Significant shortcomings in routines for heat treatment and hot holding, of major importance for food safety.
By year
| Year | restaurants | findings |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 38 |
| 2025 | 30 | 36 |
| 2024 | 24 | 27 |
| 2023 | 27 | 31 |
| 2022 | 28 | 30 |
| 2021 | 10 | 16 |
| 2020 | 10 | 12 |
| 2019 | 29 | 32 |
| 2018 | 22 | 25 |
| 2017 | 30 | 36 |
| 2016 | 12 | 14 |
Restaurants count once per year. 2026 is not over yet. Counts – the lists before 2025 are for registered users.
Counties
- Agder 1
- Akershus 5
- Buskerud 9
- Finnmark 0
- Innlandet 6
- Møre og Romsdal 1
- Nordland 1
- Oslo 17
- Rogaland 1
- Telemark 5
- Troms 0
- Trøndelag 2
- Vestfold 3
- Vestland 11
- Østfold 2
The links open the lead list for Temperature and refrigeration in the area – the list filters by industry, not by a single requirement. The numbers cover 2025–2026.
Municipalities with the most
Industry pages for Temperature and refrigeration
Latest leads with breaches of requirement 3.8
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| Fit | Restaurant | Municipality | Problem area | Finding | Severity | Last finding | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Restaurant in Lillehammer Name and address for registered users | Lillehammer | Heat treatment | Significant shortcomings in routines for heat treatment and hot holding, of major importance for food safety. | Serious | 10 Jun 2026 | In order16 Sep 2026 – Later inspection 16 Sep 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Drammen Name and address for registered users | Drammen | Heat treatment | Significant shortcomings in routines for heat treatment and hot holding, of major importance for food safety. | Serious | 30 Apr 2026 | In order6 May 2026 – Later inspection 6 May 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Kristiansund Name and address for registered users | Kristiansund | Heat treatment | Significant shortcomings in routines for heat treatment and hot holding, of major importance for food safety. | Serious | 17 Mar 2026 | In order15 Apr 2026 – Later inspection 15 Apr 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Rendalen Name and address for registered users | Rendalen | 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 | 23 Sep 2026 | In order25 Sep 2026 – Later inspection 25 Sep 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Kinn Name and address for registered users | Kinn | 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 | 15 Sep 2026 | In order1 Oct 2026 – Later inspection 1 Oct 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Åfjord Name and address for registered users | Åfjord | 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 | 13 Aug 2026 | In order25 Aug 2026 – Later inspection 25 Aug 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Skien Name and address for registered users | Skien | 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 | 23 Jul 2026 | In order25 Aug 2026 – Later inspection 25 Aug 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Stryn Name and address for registered users | Stryn | 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 | 2 Jul 2026 | In order14 Aug 2026 – Later inspection 14 Aug 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Holmestrand Name and address for registered users | Holmestrand | 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 | 18 Jun 2026 | In order22 Jun 2026 – Later inspection 22 Jun 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Bergen Name and address for registered users | Bergen | 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 | 17 Jun 2026 | In order2 Jul 2026 – Later inspection 2 Jul 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Ringsaker Name and address for registered users | Ringsaker | 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 | 17 Jun 2026 | In order25 Jun 2026 – Later inspection 25 Jun 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Bergen Name and address for registered users | Bergen | 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 | 12 Jun 2026 | In order4 Aug 2026 – Later inspection 4 Aug 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Stryn Name and address for registered users | Stryn | 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 | 11 Jun 2026 | In order10 Jul 2026 – Later inspection 10 Jul 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Oslo Name and address for registered users | Oslo | 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 | 9 Jun 2026 | In order27 Aug 2026 – Later inspection 27 Aug 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Skien Name and address for registered users | Skien | 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 | 2 Jun 2026 | In order16 Jun 2026 – Later inspection 16 Jun 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Gran Name and address for registered users | Gran | 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 | 20 May 2026 | In order25 May 2026 – Later inspection 25 May 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Bergen Name and address for registered users | Bergen | 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 May 2026 | In order10 Jun 2026 – Later inspection 10 Jun 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Stryn Name and address for registered users | Stryn | 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 | 12 May 2026 | In order1 Jun 2026 – Later inspection 1 Jun 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Bergen Name and address for registered users | Bergen | 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 | 23 Apr 2026 | In order24 Apr 2026 – Later inspection 24 Apr 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
| Low | Restaurant in Arendal Name and address for registered users | Arendal | 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 | 21 Apr 2026 | In order28 May 2026 – Later inspection 28 May 2026: No breaches that need follow-up |
Questions and answers
- How many restaurants had breaches of requirement 3.8 in 2025?
- 30 restaurants had breaches of requirement 3.8 Heat treatment in 2025 – 36 findings in 17 municipalities (Mattilsynet, data as of 7 Oct 2026). So far in 2026: 37 restaurants with breaches.
- What is requirement 3.8 Heat treatment?
- Requirement 3.8 Heat treatment is one of the 25 requirements (kravpunkter) Mattilsynet assesses at its smiley inspections of restaurants. For a breach that needs follow-up (grade 2) Mattilsynet writes: “Shortcomings in routines to ensure hot food is sufficiently heat-treated or kept at a temperature that poses no health risk.” For a serious breach (grade 3): “Significant shortcomings in routines for heat treatment and hot holding, of major importance for food safety.” In Restoradar it belongs to the industry selection Temperature and refrigeration.
- Which counties have the most?
- Most restaurants with findings: Oslo (17), Vestland (11), Buskerud (9).
- 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.
Other requirements in Temperature and refrigeration
- 3.7 Cold chain 170
- 1.4 Internal control 116
- 3.9 Cooling of hot food 150
- 3.10 Thawing 25
Source: Mattilsynet – smiley inspections (CC BY 4.0), processed by Restoradar. Data as of 7 Oct 2026. Restoradar is not affiliated with Mattilsynet.