Materials are provided that combine a substrate with a dry film layer comprising an an active antimicrobial agent to provide materials suitable for the packaging of food products, such as meat products. In one aspect, the present invention provides material suitable for packaging that comprises (a) a substrate and (b) a dry film layer adjacent to the substrate comprising: (i) an active antimicrobial agent and (ii) a carrier, wherein the carrier is water soluble.本發明提供結合基板與包含活性抗微生物劑之乾膜層之材料,以提供適用於食品產品,諸如肉類產品之包裝的材料。在一個態樣中,本發明提供適用於包裝之材料,其包括(a)基板及(b)鄰接於所述基板之乾膜層,所述乾膜層包括:(i)活性抗微生物劑及(ii)載劑,其中所述載劑可溶於水。