Spoilage of meat products during processing, distribution and exposure in the markets have an important negative impact on meat industry from an economic point of view. Two of the main problems of meat and products during processing and subsequent storage are lipid oxidation and deterioration due to microorganism growth. In this context, several packaging alternatives have been developed by meat industry in order to limit these losses and to extend the meat products´ shelf life. Over the last years, the use of active packaging has been proposed as an alternative to traditional packaging. The principle of active packaging, particularly antioxidant active packaging, consists of including active agents in the packaging which interact with meat and/or its environment, either by trapping pro-oxidant compounds or by releasing antioxidant compounds in order to delay degradation due to lipid oxidation. Therefore, the use of active packaging is presented as a future option to solve the problems derived from oxidative deterioration of meat and meat products. However, its use will depend on the costs involved in the development of this active packaging. Therefore, this review will give an overview about the use of active packaging and natural antioxidants, the active film development techniques, as well as the use of biopolymers as substitutes for synthetic polymers and their direct application in the meat industry.

从经济的角度来看，肉类产品在加工，分销和进入市场过程中的变质对肉类工业具有重要的负面影响。肉类和产品在加工和随后的存储过程中的两个主要问题是脂质氧化和微生物生长引起的变质。在这种情况下，肉类工业已经开发了几种包装替代品，以限制这些损失并延长肉类产品的保质期。在过去的几年中，已经提出使用主动包装来替代传统包装。活性包装（尤其是抗氧化剂活性包装）的原理包括在包装中包含与肉类和/或其环境相互作用的活性剂，通过捕获前氧化剂化合物或释放抗氧化剂化合物以延迟由于脂质氧化而引起的降解。因此，提出使用活性包装作为解决肉类和肉类产品氧化变质所产生问题的未来选择。但是，其使用将取决于开发这种主动包装的成本。因此，本综述将概述活性包装和天然抗氧化剂的使用，活性薄膜的显影技术以及生物聚合物作为合成聚合物的替代物及其在肉类工业中的直接应用的概况。但是，其使用将取决于开发这种主动包装的成本。因此，本综述将概述活性包装和天然抗氧化剂的使用，活性薄膜的显影技术以及生物聚合物作为合成聚合物的替代物及其在肉类工业中的直接应用的概况。但是，其使用将取决于开发这种主动包装的成本。因此，本综述将概述活性包装和天然抗氧化剂的使用，活性薄膜的显影技术以及生物聚合物作为合成聚合物的替代物及其在肉类工业中的直接应用的概况。