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AAA Food Handler

MASSACHUSETTS
FOOD HANDLERS CARD

4.9
(26,822 reviews)

4.9
(26,822 reviews)

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BENEFITS OF TRAINING

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PREVENT

Education is the best tool to prevent, minimize, or eliminate foodborne illnesses and food hazards.

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AWARENESS

Improve critical thinking and decision making to prevent or avoid sticky situations.

ELIMINATE

Training helps reduce or eliminate food safety hazards before they become major issues.

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MINIMIZE

Be able to recognize, mitigate, reduce or eliminate the risk of improper food safety procedures.
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PRODUCTIVITY

Reducing food safety complaints will create a happier workplace and in turn increase productivity.

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WORKPLACE SATISFACTION

Serving safe food will increase productivity will in turn increase workplace satisfaction.

WHY CHOOSE US 

Food handler card

Getting Your Food Handler Card is Quick and Hassle-Free

Numerous professionals nationwide have already earned and renewed their card with AAA Food Handler — a trusted name in food safety training.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

The Massachusetts Food Handlers Card shows that you’ve completed food safety training and understand the basic workplace practices for handling food safely.

You’ll need to take an ANAB approved online Food Handler course, complete the training, and pass a 40-question final exam with a 70% or higher score. Once you pass, your card will be available to download and print immediately.

The course takes about 1.5 hours and is entirely self-paced. You can start, pause, and complete it whenever it works best for your schedule.

You’ll learn about safe food handling practices, proper hygiene, time and temperature controls, cross-contamination prevention, cleaning and sanitizing procedures, and how to help prevent foodborne illness.

No problem, you’ll have two attempts to pass the final exam.

Your Food Handler Card is typically accepted for 3 years, but you should check with your employer or local health department to confirm the specific renewal timeframe in your area.

The course is 100% online and available 24/7. You can complete it on your phone, tablet, or computer whenever and wherever convenient.

The Food Handler training is in English and Spanish to support various food workers across Massachusetts.

The Food Handler Course is available in English and Spanish, making it accessible for various food service professionals.

Anyone who handles open food, food-contact surfaces, utensils, or equipment in a food service setting, including restaurants, cafeterias, food trucks, and grocery stores, should complete this training.

The Massachusetts Food Handler training is available for just $6.95, including two attempts at the final exam.

Taking the Food Handler Course helps you develop the skills needed to maintain food safety on the job. It also shows potential employers that you’re prepared and serious about preventing health risks in the workplace.

In Massachusetts, individuals may sell non-potentially hazardous, shelf-stable foods prepared in a residential kitchen. Permitted items include baked goods without perishable toppings or fillings, fruit preserves, candies, granola, spice blends, and other safe products to store at room temperature.

After completing the Food Handler Course, you’ll be better prepared for entry-level positions such as cook, prep cook, food server, barista, dishwasher, deli staff, or grocery associate in restaurants, cafés, bakeries, food trucks, and more.

For official food safety guidance in Massachusetts, contact:

Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Food Protection Program, 305 South Street, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 02130

To sell homemade food in Massachusetts, you must get a permit from your local board of health and complete a Food Manager certificate like the AAA Food Handler Food Protection Manager Certification. You’ll also need to pass a kitchen inspection and follow local rules about labeling, sanitation, and allowed food types.

Food Handler Reviews

4.9

Food Protection Training
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Good

August 25, 2025

Good

Naga L.

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August 25, 2025

luis

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August 25, 2025

Very esay ti navigate making getting this certificate alot bette

Vivian

Easy and well taught

August 25, 2025

This course has been pretty easy and it taught me so much about how handle food properly!

Tuya J.

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August 25, 2025

Jessica O.

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August 25, 2025

Neli M.

my review

August 25, 2025

El curso es muy interesante y nos da demasiada informacion acerca de las normas de seguridad que tenemos que seguir para manipular cualquier tipo de alimentos, ofrece de maneras seguras de descongelacion , coccion, limpieza de alimentos ,limpieza de manos y limpieza de utencilios que se vayan a utilizar,limpieza de las areasen las que estas trabajando, te muestra a las temperaturas idones de coccion, congelacion y de que manera puedes almacenar la comida de manera segura, tanto el en almacen como en el refrigerador……

Liliana C.

Couldn’t hear anything

August 25, 2025

I couldn’t hear anything the lady in the video talks the whole time . On majority of the training you can’t hear here talk at all . I failed it twice

Chiquese H.

Helpful

August 25, 2025

very helpful, and I learned a lot

Emily C.

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Riley B.

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Janice E.

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August 25, 2025

Everything was simple and easy to learn. Very quick to get certified, and recertification

Gladys R.

Food Handler.

August 25, 2025

I learned the different ways to cook food and to store them in the right spots around the kitchen. Also I learned the different ways to cook food and prepare them.

Mary W.

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August 25, 2025

sophia

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Erik

Olivia's Review

August 25, 2025

very good, I passed.

Olivia T.

Medicare Retention Specialist

August 25, 2025

Was very useful information

Bryna B.

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August 25, 2025

amy B.

food handler certification

August 25, 2025

great course

daniel

Informative and easy

August 25, 2025

It was engaging, easy to follow and informative.

Surella