The work aims to review the applications of commonly used antimicrobial agents and degradable polymer materials in food packaging, so as to develop the new intelligent food packaging materials featured by degradability, bac-teriostasis and environmental protection. The relevant academic research progress of the antibacterial agents (such as chitosan, plant essential oils, plant extracts, bacteriocins, et al) commonly used in the biodegradable antimicrobial films and food packaging films synthesized from degradable macromolecule materials, and the degradable macromolecule materials (such as starch and its derivatives, chitosan, cellulose, protein and so on) was summarized. Most of the biodegradable antibacterial films are applied in the packaging of postharvest transportation and storage of fruits and vegetables. If they are applied in the field, they can better avoid the contamination of fungi.