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AAA Food Handler

MASSACHUSETTS
FOOD HANDLERS CARD

4.9
(26,796 reviews)

4.9
(26,796 reviews)

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BENEFITS OF TRAINING

PREVENT

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

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.

MINIMIZE

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

PRODUCTIVITY

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

WORKPLACE SATISFACTION

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

WHY CHOOSE US 

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
26,796 reviews
4.9
4.9 out of 5 stars (based on 26,796 reviews)
Excellent92%
Very good6%
Average2%
Poor0%
Terrible0%

No Title

October 16, 2025

PHONG R.

Nice

October 16, 2025

Nice

Joseph

No Title

October 16, 2025

Joseph

Great course, easy to follow

October 16, 2025

Course was great, easy to follow and learn. Good direction and clear presentation.

Mieke

mobile friendly

October 16, 2025

This class was mobile friendly

Ebony B.

Easy an understanding tasks

October 16, 2025

Romane

No Title

October 16, 2025

Tobi A.

Very educational

October 16, 2025

I found this course very educational for food safety.

Yuliana A.

Cross contamination

October 16, 2025

Cross contamination can cause a lot of problems in the food service industry.

Cyndi W.

No Title

October 16, 2025

shawanda K.

Thanks

October 16, 2025

Amazing

Alexsandra A.

Very informative, helpful and convenient

October 16, 2025

Thank you guys so much !!! Now i can continue my path in culinary !!

Marina P.

It was smooth and imformative

October 16, 2025

Really quick and easy proceas

Keith J.

Course

October 16, 2025

Course easy to follow

Clara O.

Course

October 16, 2025

Easy course

Clara O.

Quick and Common Sense

October 16, 2025

Most of the exam was common sense, and the modules were easy to manage to get through. I played them using my AirPods while driving, at the gym, and at home, and got through them in one afternoon/evening.

Rachel

Good training

October 15, 2025

I enjoyed learning from this comprehensive training to improve the safety of handling food to customers.

Tony

I enjoyed taking this course it was very informative and enjoyable

October 15, 2025

Paloma

No Title

October 15, 2025

nate

No Title

October 15, 2025

Lavannah H.

Food Manager Reviews

4.9

Food Protection Training
8,249 reviews
4.9
4.9 out of 5 stars (based on 8,249 reviews)
Excellent93%
Very good5%
Average1%
Poor0%
Terrible1%

Educating

September 18, 2025

I learned a lot that I was unaware of.

Scott

No Title

September 18, 2025

Allyson S.

Program was very educational

September 18, 2025

Program was very informative and easy to understand .

deanna

amazing

September 18, 2025

its a good course

cjacobsvanalstyneisd O.

i like the training

September 18, 2025

the training is very easy to understand and informative like how it has small reveiws to see where you need to improve at

deborah

Great Course!

September 18, 2025

Clear and easy to understand.

Destannie B.

BETTER UNDERSTANDING

September 18, 2025

Learned a lot in a quick and easy manner, and gave me a better understanding of how food prep should be managed and learned.

Destiny L.

No Title

September 18, 2025

Jesus

Lots of info

September 17, 2025

Lot of good information for those new to food handling

Nate

No Title

September 17, 2025

Mohammed A.

5 starss

September 17, 2025

It was very helpful and fun.

Jackie

Food Manager

September 17, 2025

Paul T.

Food Manager

September 17, 2025

Very informative and easy to understand

Paul T.

No Title

September 17, 2025

Excelente recurso

Nydia V.

Painless

September 17, 2025

Easy to follow and informative.

Dan

informative and to the point

September 17, 2025

I found the course to be very informative and straightforward. I like that they broke it up into modules because it made it feel less like it was never ending .

LeAndrea

No Title

September 17, 2025

bryan

Good learning

September 17, 2025

Learned a lot, thanks

Nicholas

Interesting

September 17, 2025

I found the class interesting and favorable

Tracie Y.

Wow!

September 16, 2025

Great course. Very organized and straight-forward information.

Elsa

Alcohol Training Reviews

4.8

Food Protection Training
1,672 reviews
4.8
4.8 out of 5 stars (based on 1,672 reviews)
Excellent89%
Very good6%
Average3%
Poor1%
Terrible1%

long

August 8, 2025

Thought it was too long, but helpful.

Sofia R.

Clear, informative, and easy to follow!

August 8, 2025

The course was very informative and easy to understand. I appreciated the real life examples and interactive review questions after each section. I now feel much more confident about responsible alcohol service. Highly recommend for everyone needing RBS certification.

Snezana W.

Took forever!

August 8, 2025

Omg what are you doing here? This was the longest training!

Rose

No Title

August 7, 2025

joe

responsible beverage service course

August 7, 2025

okay

sonaya S.

terrible design

August 7, 2025

The notice that a module is complete gets in the way of the next module button.

The next module could be preloaded to eliminate the long wait for the next module to load.

Do we really need to know all the specific laws and their section numbers to know how to serve drinks and stay safe?

If you want servers to really learn how to properly serve or not serve drinks no not zone them out with unnecessary information.

Joe

No Title

August 7, 2025

Drake

RBS Training Course

August 7, 2025

Easy to follow and time given to think about the answers. I also liked that you could go back and play that section of the course again and again–I did it often!

Linelle V.

N/A

August 6, 2025

N/A

Talavou A.

rbs alcohol

August 6, 2025

too much info

D L.

RBS Cirt

August 6, 2025

Great

Mo M.

course is too long

August 6, 2025

took me 3 days multiple hours each day to complete.

it should have a written transcript. we cannot hear what is being said unless we have earphones or in a very quiet location. we do this in the backroom where there’s a lot of activity and noise and thankfully I remembered to bring mine in but not everyone has them or will remember to bring them in.

Erika D.

very long

August 6, 2025

it was informant but very long

christopher

Quick and easy to understand

August 5, 2025

Was easy to follow and provided commonsense information

James

Thorough but comprehensive

August 5, 2025

Took time but great information.

Dana

No Title

August 5, 2025

Barry H.

No Title

August 5, 2025

Barry H.

RB S Training

August 5, 2025

Easy to understand

Cara

Interesting

August 4, 2025

Unsure how relevant the training is to the test

Gabby

Interesting

August 4, 2025

I feel this training was very knowledgeable

Nevaeh

Food Allergen Reviews

5.0

Food Protection Training
95 reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review

4.9

Food Protection Training
2 reviews
5.0
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Food Manager Reviews

4.9

Food Protection Training
8,249 reviews
4.9
4.9 out of 5 stars (based on 8,249 reviews)
Excellent93%
Very good5%
Average1%
Poor0%
Terrible1%

No Title

November 5, 2025

Ramon L.

Easy & Good

November 5, 2025

Yahdy

No Title

November 5, 2025

hebry

Quick and Fast

November 5, 2025

Went well. Was easy to understand and go through.

Paloma

No Title

November 5, 2025

I liked the course, learned a lot

Casilda

easy

November 5, 2025

good information

romeo M.

Easy

November 5, 2025

This was super easy and extremely informative

Orianna A.

Fun, educational and easy

November 4, 2025

Great way to learn and renew license.

Nick R.

No Title

November 4, 2025

Taylor M.

No Title

November 4, 2025

VERY USEFULL KNOWLEDGE ALSOINFORMITIVE.

Francis C.

It was hard but very eye opening

November 4, 2025

Alexandra

No Title

November 4, 2025

Clips were short and simple. Mostly common sense.

LaTonia C.

Review

November 4, 2025

Great course.

YUMA O.

Informative, concise and necessary

November 4, 2025

As a former ServSafe instructor and kitchen manager, I can say this course is well put together, and I am very glad to see that it is now mandatory for food handlers.

Beverley W.

No Title

November 4, 2025

Gabriela

Good

November 4, 2025

Great course. Breaks down the content into very digestible segments.

Tommy

No Title

November 4, 2025

Savanna S.

No Title

November 4, 2025

Isabella B.

Easy to learn

November 4, 2025

Educational, logical, and practical course.

Luis R.

No Title

November 4, 2025

Djime B.

Alcohol Training Reviews

4.8

Food Protection Training
1,672 reviews
4.8
4.8 out of 5 stars (based on 1,672 reviews)
Excellent89%
Very good6%
Average3%
Poor1%
Terrible1%

long

August 8, 2025

Thought it was too long, but helpful.

Sofia R.

Clear, informative, and easy to follow!

August 8, 2025

The course was very informative and easy to understand. I appreciated the real life examples and interactive review questions after each section. I now feel much more confident about responsible alcohol service. Highly recommend for everyone needing RBS certification.

Snezana W.

Took forever!

August 8, 2025

Omg what are you doing here? This was the longest training!

Rose

No Title

August 7, 2025

joe

responsible beverage service course

August 7, 2025

okay

sonaya S.

terrible design

August 7, 2025

The notice that a module is complete gets in the way of the next module button.

The next module could be preloaded to eliminate the long wait for the next module to load.

Do we really need to know all the specific laws and their section numbers to know how to serve drinks and stay safe?

If you want servers to really learn how to properly serve or not serve drinks no not zone them out with unnecessary information.

Joe

No Title

August 7, 2025

Drake

RBS Training Course

August 7, 2025

Easy to follow and time given to think about the answers. I also liked that you could go back and play that section of the course again and again–I did it often!

Linelle V.

N/A

August 6, 2025

N/A

Talavou A.

rbs alcohol

August 6, 2025

too much info

D L.

RBS Cirt

August 6, 2025

Great

Mo M.

course is too long

August 6, 2025

took me 3 days multiple hours each day to complete.

it should have a written transcript. we cannot hear what is being said unless we have earphones or in a very quiet location. we do this in the backroom where there’s a lot of activity and noise and thankfully I remembered to bring mine in but not everyone has them or will remember to bring them in.

Erika D.

very long

August 6, 2025

it was informant but very long

christopher

Quick and easy to understand

August 5, 2025

Was easy to follow and provided commonsense information

James

Thorough but comprehensive

August 5, 2025

Took time but great information.

Dana

No Title

August 5, 2025

Barry H.

No Title

August 5, 2025

Barry H.

RB S Training

August 5, 2025

Easy to understand

Cara

Interesting

August 4, 2025

Unsure how relevant the training is to the test

Gabby

Interesting

August 4, 2025

I feel this training was very knowledgeable

Nevaeh

Food Allergen Reviews

5.0

Food Protection Training
95 reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review

4.9

Food Protection Training
2 reviews
5.0
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