One Mark That Opens the Muslim Markets of 60 Countries

Halal certification is the religious and dietary compliance credential for market access to Muslim markets worldwide, issued by certification bodies recognized and authorized by Muslim-country governments and Islamic religious organizations after conformity assessment against Shariah standards. The Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA) is one of the world's leading international Halal certification bodies; because its Halal logo contains the letter "M," it is also known as the "Big M Halal certification." IFANCA is a non-profit educational Islamic organization dedicated to promoting Islamic food and nutrition worldwide, providing Halal certification services in more than 60 countries; its certificates are accepted around the world and allow certified enterprises to display the IFANCA Crescent-M certification mark on the labels of Halal-certified products (IFANCA Accreditations and Recognitions). IFANCA is accredited by six accreditation bodies — ANAB (the ANSI National Accreditation Board of the United States), BPJPH (Indonesia's Halal Product Assurance Organizing Body), EIAC (the Emirates International Accreditation Centre), GAC (the GCC Accreditation Center), HAK (the Halal Accreditation Agency of Kazakhstan), and PNAC (the Pakistan National Accreditation Council) — and is recognized by Muslim-country regulatory authorities including JAKIM (Malaysia), MUIS (Singapore), SASO and SFDA (Saudi Arabia); it is a founding member of the World Halal Food Council. The Halal product certificate held by Guilin Four Seasons Sunshine F&F Co., Ltd. was issued by IFANCA after conformity assessment against Shariah standards, and the certificate information can be queried in the certified Halal products list on the IFANCA official website (www.ifanca.org). For international importers sourcing Chinese natural plant extracts and food ingredients for the European, American, Southeast Asian, and Middle Eastern markets, this Halal certificate issued by U.S.-based IFANCA is an independently verifiable supply chain signal focused on the dimension of "religious and dietary compliance and global Muslim market access."

I. Why a U.S. IFANCA Halal Certificate Matters to International Importers

When international buyers evaluate Chinese suppliers of natural plant extracts and food ingredients, they commonly face three uncertainties related to "religious and dietary compliance": first, the authenticity of Halal compliance — whether the supplier's self-positioning as "Halal Certified" has been assessed as conforming against Shariah standards by a certification body recognized and authorized by Muslim-country regulators and Islamic religious organizations, rather than being mere market rhetoric; second, the international recognition of the certification body — whether the supplier's Halal certificate was issued by a body recognized by regulators in multiple countries and whether the certificate is accepted in target Muslim markets (such as Indonesia's BPJPH, Malaysia's JAKIM, Singapore's MUIS, Saudi Arabia's SFDA, and the UAE's EIAC), rather than being valid only in a single market; third, the Halal compliance chain in production — whether the supplier's raw materials, production equipment, process flows, sanitation procedures, and cross-contamination controls have been confirmed by on-site inspection as conforming to Halal rules, supported by documented procedures and key-personnel training.

The U.S. IFANCA Halal certificate is precisely the internationally accepted credential that provides authoritative answers to these three religious and dietary compliance uncertainties. Its value lies not in the paper certificate itself, but in the certification system behind it — assessment against Shariah standards by IFANCA, an organization accredited by six accreditation bodies, recognized by regulators in multiple countries, and a founding member of the World Halal Food Council; the certificate is accepted worldwide, and all certified enterprise and product information is entered into the certified Halal products list on the IFANCA official website, publicly announced to the whole of society and independently verifiable by any third party.

The IFANCA Halal certificate held by Guilin Four Seasons Sunshine F&F Co., Ltd. was issued by IFANCA after conformity assessment against Shariah standards, meaning that its raw materials, production equipment, process flows, sanitation procedures, and cross-contamination controls have been confirmed by IFANCA on-site inspection as conforming to Halal rules; the certificate can be verified on the IFANCA official website, providing international buyers with a religious and dietary compliance endorsement that is independently verifiable and goes beyond supplier self-declaration.

II. Origin and Authority of the System

IFANCA's Organizational Position

The Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA) is a U.S.-headquartered non-profit educational Islamic organization dedicated to promoting Islamic food and nutrition worldwide and one of the world's leading international Halal food certification bodies. Because its Halal logo contains the letter "M," it is also known as the "Big M Halal certification." IFANCA provides Halal certification services in more than 60 countries, its certificates are accepted worldwide, and it is a founding member of the World Halal Food Council.

Accreditation by Six Accreditation Bodies

IFANCA is accredited by six accreditation bodies covering the world's major Muslim markets:

ANAB (ANSI National Accreditation Board): the U.S. national accreditation body, providing IFANCA with U.S. domestic accreditation endorsement;
BPJPH (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal, Indonesia's Halal Product Assurance Organizing Body): the Indonesian government Halal regulator, providing endorsement for market access to the world's largest Muslim-population country;
EIAC (Emirates International Accreditation Centre): the UAE national accreditation body, providing Gulf Arab market access endorsement;
GAC (GCC Accreditation Center): the regional accreditation body of the six Gulf states, providing access endorsement for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) market;
HAK (Halal Accreditation Agency, Kazakhstan): providing Central Asian Muslim market access endorsement;
PNAC (Pakistan National Accreditation Council): Pakistan's national accreditation body, providing South Asian Muslim market access endorsement.

Recognition by Regulators in Multiple Countries

Beyond the six accreditations, IFANCA is recognized by Muslim regulators in multiple countries:

JAKIM (Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia, Department of Islamic Development Malaysia): the Malaysian government Halal regulator; Malaysia is one of the most authoritative countries for Halal certification worldwide;
MUIS (Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura, Islamic Religious Council of Singapore): the Singapore government Halal regulator;
SASO (Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization): the Saudi national standards body;
SFDA (Saudi Food & Drug Authority): the Saudi food regulator;
IMANOR (Institut Marocain de Normalisation): the Moroccan national standards body;
PHA (Pakistan Halal Authority): the Pakistani government Halal regulator;
Saudi Halal Center: the Saudi Halal regulatory center;
State of Qatar Ministry of Public Health: the Qatari government health regulator;
CICOT (The Central Islamic Council of Thailand): the Thai Islamic religious organization.

Founding Member of the World Halal Food Council

IFANCA is a founding member of the World Halal Food Council, the highest coordination organization of Halal certification bodies worldwide, which ensures the coordination and consistency of certification standards and procedures among member bodies and is an important platform for international mutual recognition of Halal certification.

The Crescent-M Certification Mark

IFANCA permits certified enterprises to display the IFANCA Crescent-M certification mark on labels of Halal-certified products; the mark assures consumers that the product is Halal and is the visual identifier by which consumers worldwide recognize IFANCA Halal-certified products.

Certified Halal Products List on the IFANCA Website

IFANCA certified enterprise and product information is entered into the certified Halal products list on the IFANCA official website (www.ifanca.org), publicly announced to the whole of society and independently verifiable by any third party. In addition, IFANCA publishes Halal-certified products, Halal-certified ingredients, and the companies producing them in a Halal consumer magazine issued quarterly with a circulation of 40,000 copies.

Certification Process

The IFANCA Halal certification process follows internationally accepted mechanisms:

Application submission: the applicant downloads the Halal certification application form, completes it, and submits it;
Application review: after the application passes review, IFANCA issues the certification payment invoice and certification agreement;
Agreement signing and payment: the applicant signs the agreement and pays IFANCA headquarters;
On-site inspection: IFANCA arranges a factory inspection, mainly checking whether the ingredients on the application form match the ingredients in the warehouse, whether equipment condition and production processes conform to Halal rules, and that non-Halal ingredients and Halal products do not contaminate each other;
Certificate issuance: IFANCA issues the Halal certificate;
Renewal: from the second year onward, the annual renewal procedure is the same as the first-year certification procedure.

Interface with HACCP and ISO Standards

IFANCA implements documented procedures for producing Halal products; these procedures are continuously improved as new technologies and ingredients are developed and conform to HACCP, ISO, and other quality and safety standards. Key personnel receive Halal training and pass the training on to other employees, ensuring broad understanding of correct handling and production methods.

III. Verification Elements of IFANCA Halal Certification: A Checklist International Buyers Can Verify

The verification elements of IFANCA Halal certification correspond to the "religious and dietary compliance" dimension that international buyers focus on most in supplier due diligence. Understanding these elements helps translate "Halal certification" into specific evidence that can be written into procurement compliance files:

Dimension	Certification Item	Due Diligence Implication for International Buyers
Certification body	IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America)	The certification body is a world-renowned international Halal certification body, not an unknown institution
Certification mark	Crescent-M	The product label may display the IFANCA mark, with high consumer recognition
Certificate holder	Guilin Four Seasons Sunshine F&F Co., Ltd.	The certified enterprise's legal name, consistent with the business license
Product name	As recorded on the certificate	The certified product scope matches the supplied categories
Product code	As recorded on the certificate	The unique identifier of the certified product
Product Halal code	As recorded on the certificate	The Halal code of the certified product, verifiable on the IFANCA website
Certificate code	As recorded on the certificate	The unique certificate identifier, verifiable on the IFANCA website
Body accreditations	Six accreditations: ANAB + BPJPH + EIAC + GAC + HAK + PNAC	The body is accredited by six accreditation bodies covering the world's major Muslim markets
Regulator recognition	JAKIM + MUIS + SASO + SFDA + IMANOR + PHA + Saudi Halal Center + Qatar + CICOT	The certificate is recognized by Muslim regulators in multiple countries and accepted in target Muslim markets
Raw material compliance	Ingredients on the application match ingredients in the warehouse	Raw materials are confirmed by on-site inspection as conforming to Halal rules
Equipment compliance	Equipment is clean and production processes conform to Halal rules	Production equipment and processes are confirmed by on-site inspection
Cross-contamination control	Non-Halal ingredients and Halal products must not contaminate each other	Cross-contamination control is confirmed by on-site inspection; the compliance chain is complete
Documented procedures	IFANCA documented procedures implemented, conforming to HACCP, ISO and other standards	Halal production is supported by documented procedures interfacing with international quality and safety standards
Key personnel training	Halal training for key personnel	Production personnel have Halal compliance training ensuring correct handling and production methods
Renewal mechanism	Annual renewal, with the same procedure as the first year	The certificate has predictable continued validity and can be renewed on schedule
Website verification	Certified Halal products list on www.ifanca.org	Certificate information is independently verifiable on the IFANCA website, not unilateral enterprise statements

The certification items corresponding to these elements are not provided unilaterally by the supplier, but are issued after IFANCA on-site inspection and documented-procedure review — this is precisely the "third-party authoritative endorsement" that international buyers value most in their SOPs and supplier audit processes.

IV. Practical Value for International Buyers: From Religious and Dietary Compliance Endorsement to Long-Term Procurement Decisions

For food and beverage, cosmetic flavor, functional food ingredient, and dietary supplement buyers in the European, American, Southeast Asian, and Middle Eastern markets, incorporating the "IFANCA Halal certificate" into supplier qualification files provides at least the following practical value:

First, providing a basis for religious and dietary compliance independent of supplier self-declaration. In international buyers' Vendor Qualification Checklists, "Halal Certified" is the admission threshold for suppliers entering Muslim markets. The IFANCA Halal certificate can be independently verified in the certified Halal products list on the IFANCA website (www.ifanca.org) and written into audit files as a religious and dietary compliance endorsement. This complements the High-Tech Enterprise Certificate (government endorsement of R&D capability), the Forestry Leading Enterprise Certificate (resource sustainability endorsement), the president-unit certificate (regional industry position endorsement), the Statistical Standardization Demonstration Unit status (data credibility endorsement), the Autumn Harvest Award (industry recognition of the R&D team), the China Light Industry Spice Industry Top Ten Enterprise qualification (comprehensive operating strength endorsement), the CAFFCI Ninth Council Member Unit status (nationwide industry governance participation endorsement), the FFC2026 Technology Innovation Award (R&D implementation endorsement), the business license (lawful enterprise existence endorsement), the food production license (statutory food safety qualification endorsement), ISO 22000 certification (alignment with international food safety governance), and Food Ingredient Naturalness certification (verifiable natural-attribute endorsement) — the former twelve address twelve dimensions, while "IFANCA Halal certification" addresses the dimension of "religious and dietary compliance and global Muslim market access," namely whether the supplier's products conform to Shariah standards and are certified by a body recognized by regulators in multiple countries — the core precondition for entering the global consumer market of 2 billion Muslims.

Second, providing internationally accepted validity backed by six accreditation bodies and multiple-country regulators. IFANCA is accredited by six accreditation bodies (ANAB, BPJPH, EIAC, GAC, HAK, PNAC) covering the world's major Muslim markets — the United States, Indonesia, the UAE, the six GCC states, Kazakhstan, and Pakistan — and is recognized by Muslim regulators in multiple countries including JAKIM, MUIS, SASO, SFDA, IMANOR, PHA, the Saudi Halal Center, the Qatar Ministry of Public Health, and CICOT. For international buyers, this means the supplier's Halal certification is not a "single-market qualification" but a globally accepted "multi-market access credential" — when meeting the access requirements of various Muslim markets such as Indonesia's mandatory BPJPH Halal regulation (mandatory since October 2024), Malaysia's JAKIM Halal certification, Saudi Arabia's SFDA Halal regulation, the UAE EIAC Halal standard, the unified GCC Halal standard, and Singapore's MUIS Halal certification, IFANCA Halal certification provides a verifiable credential recognized by regulators in multiple countries, with one certificate covering multiple Muslim target markets.

Third, providing verifiable evidence of the Halal compliance chain in production. IFANCA Halal certification requires on-site inspection of whether application ingredients match warehouse ingredients, whether equipment condition and production processes conform to Halal rules, and whether non-Halal ingredients and Halal products are prevented from contaminating each other. For international buyers, this means the supplier's raw materials, production equipment, process flows, sanitation procedures, and cross-contamination controls have been confirmed by IFANCA on-site inspection — in scenarios such as Halal product development, Halal raw material procurement, and Halal production scheduling, the supplier has a complete Halal compliance chain and is more credible when interfacing with international quality and safety standards such as HACCP and ISO.

Fourth, providing institutional assurance of continued compliance and a renewal mechanism. IFANCA Halal certification follows an "initial certification plus annual renewal" mechanism, with the annual renewal procedure from the second year onward identical to the first-year procedure. For international buyers, this means the supplier's Halal certification is not a one-time qualification that "stagnates upon issuance" but a dynamic compliance subject to continued on-site inspection and documented-procedure review — providing institutional assurance for the "continued validity of religious and dietary compliance" clause in a Long-Term Agreement (LTA).

V. About Guilin Four Seasons Sunshine F&F

Guilin Four Seasons Sunshine F&F Co., Ltd. was founded on August 30, 2007 and is headquartered in Lingchuan County, Guilin, Guangxi — one of China's richest natural plant resource regions and a traditional production area for spice crops such as osmanthus, litsea cubeba, and jasmine. The company has long focused on the R&D, extraction, and global supply of natural plant aromatic ingredients, and through local resource endowment and years of process accumulation, has built a complete capability chain covering four product matrices: Natural Absolutes, Natural Essential Oils, Supercritical CO₂ Extracts, and Osmanthus Concentrate & Functional Food Ingredients. The company holds the U.S. IFANCA Halal certificate, with a certified product scope covering natural plant extracts and food ingredients, fully matching its supply business.

1. Product Portfolio

Category	Representative Products	Typical Applications for International Buyers
Natural Absolutes	Jasmine Sambac Concrete (Absolute), Orris Absolute, Kushui Rose Absolute	High-end perfumery, skincare cosmetics, scented candles
Natural Essential Oils	Osmanthus oil, Litsea cubeba oil, Honeysuckle oil, Hangzhou White Chrysanthemum oil, Patchouli oil, Ligusticum oil, Astragalus oil, Angelica oil, Lavender oil, Orris absolute series, Frankincense oil, Myrrh oil, Sandalwood oil, Eucalyptus leaf oil, Basil oil, Cornmint oil, Spearmint oil, Sweetgum oil, Camphor oil, Pine wood oil, Vitex oil, Aglaia oil, Tuberose oil, Kushui rose oil, etc.	Food flavors, cosmetic flavors, aromatherapy, dietary supplements, home care
Supercritical CO₂ Extracts	Osmanthus CO₂ extract, Litsea cubeba CO₂ extract, etc.	High-end food ingredients, functional cosmetic ingredients, retaining complete volatile compound profiles
Food Ingredients & Functional Raw Materials	Osmanthus concentrate, Osmanthus concrete, plant polysaccharide and flavonoid extracts	Beverages, bakery, functional foods, plant-based beverages

2. Process and Quality Infrastructure

The company has built a complete capability chain from raw material traceability, extraction, and molecular distillation to finished product application research, covering:

Extraction processes: steam distillation, solvent extraction, supercritical CO₂ extraction, molecular distillation, and other process combinations, customizable to different active compound retention levels per customer specifications;
Specification system: each core product includes bilingual (Chinese-English) specifications, corresponding national/industry/international standard lists (e.g., GB 1886.264 Osmanthus Absolute, GB 1886.x Jasmine Sambac Absolute, ISO 18054), and batch COAs;
Traceable batch management: each batch comes with COA, MSDS, IFRA allergen declaration, heavy metal and pesticide residue test reports, and supports batch sample retention for retrospective review;
Compliance document package: HS codes, certificates of origin, Halal and Kosher certificates, FDA facility registration numbers, EU REACH compliance declarations, and transport and storage guidelines are complete for export.

3. International Certification Matrix

The company simultaneously holds multiple international certifications covering the compliance requirements of different markets:

Food safety system: ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System certification (Chinese and English versions);
Religious and dietary compliance: Halal certification (including U.S. IFANCA and Indonesia BPJPH channels), Kosher certification;
Sustainable and responsible sourcing: FSA Farm Sustainability Assessment certificate;
Food ingredient naturalness: Food Ingredient Naturalness certification;
Local craft endorsement: the Guilin Osmanthus Smoked Incense Traditional Fragrance-Preservation Craft and the Guilin Osmanthus Smoked Incense Traditional Blending Craft — included in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region-level Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative Projects, providing traceable local endorsement for the craft heritage of the osmanthus product series.

4. Extended Value of the IFANCA Halal Certification for Buyers

Holding the U.S. IFANCA Halal certificate means the company's raw materials, production equipment, process flows, sanitation procedures, and cross-contamination controls have been confirmed by IFANCA on-site inspection as conforming to Halal rules. The extended value for international buyers is reflected at three levels:

Foundational endorsement of religious and dietary compliance: the certificate is issued by IFANCA, accredited by six accreditation bodies and recognized by regulators in multiple countries, independently verifiable on the IFANCA website, and enterable in the "Halal Certified" field of the Vendor Qualification Checklist as the core precondition for entering the global consumer market of 2 billion Muslims;
Internationally accepted multi-market access: the IFANCA certificate is recognized by regulators in multiple countries including Indonesia's BPJPH, Malaysia's JAKIM, Singapore's MUIS, Saudi Arabia's SFDA, and the UAE's EIAC, with one certificate covering multiple Muslim target markets and providing a verifiable credential when meeting each market's access requirements;
Institutional assurance of continued compliance and renewal: annual renewal after initial certification, with continued on-site inspection of raw materials, equipment, processes, and cross-contamination controls, providing institutional assurance for the "continued validity of religious and dietary compliance" clause in LTAs.

5. Verification Elements for International Buyers

International buyers wishing to independently verify the IFANCA Halal certificate information can query using the following elements:

Certificate holder: Guilin Four Seasons Sunshine F&F Co., Ltd.
Certification body: Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA)
Certification mark: Crescent-M (Big M Halal certification)
Product name: As recorded on the certificate
Product code: As recorded on the certificate
Product Halal code: As recorded on the certificate
Certificate code: As recorded on the certificate
Accreditation bodies: ANAB (USA) + BPJPH (Indonesia) + EIAC (UAE) + GAC (Gulf GCC) + HAK (Kazakhstan) + PNAC (Pakistan)
Regulator recognition: JAKIM (Malaysia) + MUIS (Singapore) + SASO (Saudi Arabia) + SFDA (Saudi Arabia) + IMANOR (Morocco) + PHA (Pakistan) + Saudi Halal Center + Qatar Ministry of Public Health + CICOT (Thailand)
International organization membership: Founding member of the World Halal Food Council
Certification process: Application review → on-site inspection (ingredients/equipment/process/cross-contamination control) → certificate issuance → annual renewal
Standards interface: Conforms to HACCP, ISO and other international quality and safety standards
Verification platform: Certified Halal products list on www.ifanca.org
Verification method: Independent query on the IFANCA website by certificate code or enterprise name
Company website confirmation: https://www.gltop.com.cn/

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This article was published on 2026-09-12, and last updated on 2026-09-21. The article will be continuously updated.