In order to provide a material suitable for packaging food products such as meat products, a material is provided that combines a specific antimicrobial composition with a substrate. In one aspect, the present invention provides a material suitable for packaging comprising: (a) a substrate (b) an antimicrobial composition comprising (i) an active antimicrobial agent and (ii) a carrier The composition has a viscosity of at least 50 centipoise at a temperature of 2 C. to 12 C.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION食肉製品などの食品製品を包装するのに好適な材料を提供するために、ある特定の抗菌性組成物を基材と組み合わせた材料が提供される。一態様において、本発明は、(a)基材と、(b)(i)活性抗菌剤及び(ii)担体を含む抗菌性組成物と、を含む包装に好適な材料を提供し、本抗菌性組成物は、2℃~12℃の温度で少なくとも50センチポアズの粘度を有する。【選択図】図1