What are the signs that eating fish is already dangerous? Frozen fish is spoiled if it starts to smell bad. In addition, a poor-quality product is given out by deformation, discoloration, reddened meat in the region of the spine. As for chilled fish, then you need to sound the alarm, if her belly is swollen, the color of the meat has changed, the fillet moves away from the bone too easily and the whole fish has a sharp unpleasant odor. Salted fish should not be eaten, if she had time to become moldy or a plaque appeared on her.