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Training helps reduce or eliminate food safety hazards before they become major issues.
Reducing food safety complaints will create a happier workplace and in turn increase productivity.
Numerous professionals nationwide have already earned and renewed their card with AAA Food Handler — a trusted name in food safety training.
A Louisiana Food Handlers Card is a certificate proving you’ve completed ANAB approved food safety training for working with food in Louisiana.
Take the approved Food Handler course, pass the 40-question exam with 70% or higher, and download your certificate. Check with your local health department for any extra steps.
It’s not required statewide, but strongly recommended. Some cities or counties may have their own requirements.
Yes. The Food Handler Course is 100% online, available 24/7, and in English and Spanish.
Just $6.95, including two attempts at the final exam and your certificate.
The Food Handler Certificate is valid for 3 years. Check with your employer or local authority for specifics.
It improves food safety knowledge, boosts job prospects, and helps prevent foodborne illness.
Kitchen staff, waitstaff, cooks, dishwashers, grocery clerks, food truck workers, and more.
About 1.5 hours. It’s self-paced and can be paused and resumed anytime.
Louisiana’s cottage food law allows home-based producers to prepare and sell a variety of non-perishable foods. Examples include baked goods without perishable fillings, jams, jellies, candies, dried herbs, and other shelf-stable products that do not require refrigeration to remain safe.
Yes. The Food Handler Card is accepted in all Louisiana counties unless local rules require a specific provider.
While there’s no course age limit, you must meet Louisiana’s legal working age for food service jobs (generally 14+ with restrictions).
Yes, online food handler certification is accepted in most areas of Louisiana, especially when the program is accredited by the ANAB. It’s a flexible and cost-effective option for meeting food safety requirements.
For accurate food safety regulations and official guidance in Louisiana, contact:
Louisiana Department of Health, 628 North 4th Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
To register as a cottage food producer in Louisiana, you must complete a Food Handler certificate from an ANSI Accredited approved provider. After obtaining the certificate, you need to apply for a Louisiana General Sales Tax Certificate through the Department of Revenue and a local sales tax certificate from the local taxing authority of any jurisdiction where you intend to sell your products. Additionally, you must label your products with a statement indicating that the food was not produced in a licensed or regulated facility.
Food Handler Reviews
4.9
learned more than I expected coming into the course. the process is smooth and easy to understand.
this course was thorough and easy to understand.
Interesting
it was fun
it was great.
The scenarios made memorizing facts quick.
I loved how In depth it all is, it really makes you feel like your in a college class, and the final exam too. They ask questions that aren’t on the surface level, but important & most importantly, non-ludicrous questions that actually make sense & are difficult.
Boring but informative and common sense to me.
Training was very useful.
fun
Painless & Informative
Cool
The exam provided a comprehensive review of essential food safety practices, covering critical topics necessary for a food handler certification.
The questions focused heavily on temperature control (TCS foods, cooling, reheating, and receiving temperatures, e.g., 135∘F for hot receiving, and the 4-hour danger zone limit).
It reinforced personal hygiene requirements, such as the 20-second handwashing minimum, proper wound covering, and the use of barriers like tongs for ready-to-eat foods.
The exam clearly differentiated between the different types of hazards, including the difference between biological hazards (like undercooked chicken) and physical hazards (like hair).
A particularly relevant detail was the emphasis on the dangers of toxins, which are not eliminated by cooking, and the critical importance of avoiding cross-contamination.
Overall, the exam is highly effective in testing the necessary knowledge for maintaining a safe food service environment.
100% recommended
Content was designed – easy to follow and understand. Instruction was very clear and I like the photos and images. The interactive parts of the modules, kept me engaged and focused….
This was a very inexpensive, affordable but yet extremely informative coarse!
Perfecto
the website functioned well, and was simple to use