Petroleum-based packaging is extensively used in various fields due to its low density and high mechanical and barrier properties [1]. Although many types can be recovered and recycled, in the United States, approximately 26 million metric tons of them end up in landfills or the environment annually [2]. Given the increasing environmental concerns created by excessive plastic accumulation,as well as consumer demand for healthy, nutritive food products and extended shelf life, the food and packaging industries have paid increasing attention to biopolymer and edible films over the last two decades [3]. Edible and biodegradable natural-polymer films have been considered attractive alternatives to plastic packaging due to their excellent biodegradability, biocompatibility and edibility, and the range of their potential applications [4]. Furthermore,they may operate as carriers for incorporating a wide variety of additives, such as antioxidants and antimicrobials agents. Since food quality and safety are major concerns in the food industry,development of bioactive edible coatings based on biodegradable polymers combined with natural antimicrobial and/or antioxidant compounds appears as one of the most interesting strategies in the near future. Therefore, many researchers are seeking ways to maintain food quality, minimize the growth of undesirable micro organisms on the surface of food and provide extra protection against oxidative agents have studied the concept of “activepackaging” [5–7]. One of the current methods to design active foodpackaging is to include active compounds, such as antioxidants and antimicrobial agents, within the packaging material. However,concerns about the potential health risks associated with the consumption of synthetic additives that may be released into food products have led investigators to develop active food packaging based on biodegradable materials and natural substances. Chitosan is a cationic natural polymer derived by the deacetylation of chitin, the major component of the shells of crustaceans. Itis a linear binary hetero polysaccharide composed of -1,4-linked glucosamine and N-acetylglucosamine, and has been proven to be a non-toxic, biodegradable and biocompatible polymer [8]. It has also been shown to have great potential as antimicrobial packaging material owing to its antimicrobial activity [9,10]. The literaturehas shown that chitosan can produce films with acceptable permeability to gases (CO2and O2) and good mechanical properties[11]. However, their uses are currently limited owing to their hydrophilic character and weak water resistance.