Salmon bones (waste) were deodorized by washing with aq. solns. of H2O2 (conc. 5%), citric acid (5%) and EtOH (85%) and tested for odor by gas-chromatog., mass spectrometric and olfactometric anal. of headspace gases. The odors were tested by 3 independent panelists. The highest odor mitigation efficiency was detd. for H2O2 and citric acid treatment of the bones.