Materials are provided that combine certain antimicrobial compositions with substrates to provide materials suitable for the packaging of food products, such as meat products. In one aspect, the present invention provides a material suitable for packaging that comprises (a) a substrate, and (b) an antimicrobial composition comprising: (i) an active antimicrobial agent and (ii) a carrier, wherein the antimicrobial composition is a hydrogel.提供將某些抗微生物組合物與基板組合之材料,以提供適用於包裝食物產品諸如肉類產品之材料。在一個態樣中,本發明提供一種適用於包裝之材料,其包括(a)基板及(b)抗微生物組合物,所述抗微生物組合物包括:(i)活性抗微生物劑及(ii)載劑,其中所述抗微生物組合物為水凝膠。
