Fundamentals of Fish Spoilage

196214 min 40 secFilm: Animation

Direction: Sidney Goldsmith

Production: Sidney GoldsmithFrank Spiller

Script: Wolf Koenig

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Canadian Department of Fisheries.

Shows, in greatly magnified close-up, exactly what happens when fish spoil. A high-powered lens and animated drawings are used to illustrate the chemical and biological changes that take place in the tissues of fish when improperly handled or stored. The film illustrates the difference in texture and keeping quality when fish are handled according to tested methods.

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Subject categories


  • Food and Food Industries > Fish and ShellfishGrading, Quality Control and Research
  • Health and Medicine > Food Issues and NutritionPublic Health and Sanitation
  • Fishing and Hunting Industries > Processing IndustriesSafety measures

Credits


director
Sidney Goldsmith
producer
Sidney Goldsmith
executive producer
Frank Spiller
script
Wolf Koenig
photography
Jean Chouinard
sound
George Croll
animation
Bernard Longpré