Resveratrol could also reduce the adverse effects of free radicals on food during its storage and until its consumption.The current study reports on the development and characterization of resveratrol as an antioxidant component directly incorporated into melt compounded active films of interest in food packaging applications, both by direct addition and supported on clays. The characterization of the thermal, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of the composite materials as well as on the antioxidative properties in contact with fresh red meat are also bring out.