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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.
Enroll in the approved online food handler course, finish the lessons, and pass the final exam with at least 70% to receive your certification.
Enroll in the approved online food handler course, finish the lessons, and pass the final exam with at least 70% to receive your certification.
The Food Handler Course program covers key food safety topics like personal hygiene, time and temperature control, cross-contamination prevention, and proper cleaning techniques.
The food handler course takes approximately 1.5 hours and is entirely self-paced.
You’ll have two chances to pass the 40-question test.
Typically, your Food Handler certificate remains valid for 3 years, depending on the employer or local health department guidelines.
Maine allows the sale of non-potentially hazardous foods prepared in home kitchens, as long as they are shelf-stable. These include products like breads, cookies, fruit jams and jellies, candies, dry mixes, granola, and other items that can be safely stored without refrigeration.
The Food Handler training is fully online and available 24/7 from any computer, tablet, or smartphone.
The course is available in both English and Spanish.
Anyone who handles unpackaged food, works with food-contact surfaces, or is involved in food service operations should complete the training.
This Maine Food Handlers Card is priced at just $6.95 and includes two attempts at the final exam.
This certification is accredited by the ANAB and aligns with food safety standards set by the Conference for Food Protection (CFP). It meets all regulatory requirements for food establishments in Maine.
It helps you follow best practices for food safety, enhances job opportunities, and reduces the risk of foodborne illness.
Managers can log in to monitor employee progress and download training records through our built-in reporting tools.
Yes. The Maine food handler course is offered through a provider accredited by the ANAB, ensuring it meets nationally recognized food safety training standards.
Absolutely. Once you pass the final exam, your certificate is available for immediate download or printing for employer or health department use.
For accurate food safety regulations and official guidance in Maine, contact:
Maine Division of Environmental Health, 286 Water Street, 3rd Floor, Augusta, Maine 04333.
No, Maine does not require food safety training for cottage food producers. However, obtaining a ANSI Accredited Food Handler certificate is highly recommended to ensure proper food safety practices and boost consumer trust.
Food Handler Reviews
4.9
This website is clear, consistent and is easy to understand. No hard questions, no trick questions, and most importantly it is straight to the point and simple.
It was easy ijust had to focus and pay attention
This was a good training. I did not hate it. it was easy to learn. my only complaint would be how long it was, but most food training is that long anyways.
Very easy to follow
It was long. And, if you didn’t keep touching the screen it would stop.
The training and the test were conducted very well and easily understood. Thank you!
The lessons were very clear and informative.
It helped me a lot in being less nervous since I have a little bit of knowledge now on how to do things.
good
This course got the job done but it could be heavily improved upon. There’s a long wait time between modules as it takes time to load which made this process take over 2.5 hours. It should not take this long and can be a bit redundant. also some of the questions in the exam were formatted wrong or misspelt.
I thought it was well done and explained everything to be very understandable
It took a while but I passed
The review was accurate, knowledgeable and accessible.
The video taught me a lot
Informative
Loved taking this class again as it reminds us of how important it is to use proper hygeine in food prep
This application was easy and informative. Only issue would be the manual clicking of next module, would have liked a play all option, and pause if needed.
This course was very informative and useful for learning how to handle food in a safely manner