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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.
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
Easy and straightforward. Simple to understand.
Very informative and easy to understand
excellent course only one to recommend
good course
Great, quick paced overview of safe food handling that is broken down into super short modules.
Some of the questions were trick questions. Others were very learning. Thank you verymuch!
Yes, good. need job.
Covers everything you need to know, subtitles were handy since audio didn’t work on all slides.
Tricky questions
Great information. Easily understood and not terribly long and exhausting
I rate this review with 5 stars. The course was fantastic. it was thorough and precise. All questions were relevant and the test was well projected. I would recommend this course to anyone. Well done!
It was long
Very simple very painless very easy to understand
i was so excited about this whole ordeal it was amazing thanks
was a very valuable, convenient training well needed to be successful in the food industry . Enjoyed the friendly environment and would like too see more classes available !!
It was very helpful to watch the videos before the tes.
GREAT
good
Food Manager Reviews
4.9
This training course went over so many things that I would’ve never thought of before and gave me a better understanding on food safety. I am confident that I will be maintaining a safe and clean work environment from now on
As someone running a restaurant, time is of the essence. These trainings contain a lot of material and as stated by the course “mandatory training is never fun”. But I really enjoyed the clear and to the point material because over explaining can lead to a bit of second guessing and room to question, therefor more questions arise. Restaurants are black and white for the most part, and i found this training helpful in that way. Do’s and Don’ts. Be on your way. I recommend the manager training I took for anyone needing to get this done and needing to learn the content efficiently.
Very help full information
I love the way this course is so detailed and covers everything that I would need to run a successful business as a FOOD Manager
very nice training
Great way to learn how to keep our customers safe and satisfied!
Very informational!
Very helpful course. The fact that it is all video makes it more enjoyable, and less of a pain.
Kept my attention fully and explained the information in a short and detailed way.
Information given was easy to remember and apply to review questions.
I greatly enjoyed this program! The information was easy to understand and follow and the graphics used allowed me to better visualize the concepts. I do wish that information charts were shown for a bit longer on screen, but other than that it was great.
very detail oriented and easy to understand! covers everything you need to know!
La plataforma me brindó una experiencia de aprendizaje muy completa. El contenido está bien estructurado, explicado de manera clara y fácil de entender. Además, me permitió estudiar a mi propio ritmo y sentirme preparada para el examen. Las herramientas de práctica y los materiales de apoyo son excelentes, realmente se enfocan en que el estudiante comprenda y pueda aplicar el conocimiento. Sin duda la recomiendo a cualquier persona que quiera capacitarse y obtener buenos resultados en su evaluación.
This was very user friendly and easy to follow/learn.
This course was very informative and suited to my learning style. The only thing that could’ve improved my experience is if I were able to rewind the video before watching it fully. There were somethings I need to watch back and had trouble finding the time mark when the video was over.
The training has a good organization, and clarity. It was interesting. I recommended it.
Este curso es muy bueno. Facil de comprender
Great and easy explanation
Alcohol Training Reviews
4.8
This RBS training course was informative and thorough. Took a couple of hours to get through the modules.
Easy course to navigate
Well organized and presented.
I found it interesting and informative when going through the course. Although the course took 2 hours, it didn’t feel like a lot. All the information was found throughout the videos, and I was able to answer the quiz questions easily.
Very thorough and concise!
Great
This training was both informational and speedy. The perfect combo.
Easy to follow modules. Capability to review module and retake quizzes, if needed.
Easy to follow and easy to understand.
annoying.
the course was well made and thorough, however the pacing was a bit too slow. Instead of having a good 15 second pause between every sentence, maybe aim for half of that.
Overall description and review of the course makes it easier
Thank you!
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review
4.9
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Food Manager Reviews
4.9
Great course. Breaks down the content into very digestible segments.
Educational, logical, and practical course.
Im happy to do this testing
I loved this course. I learned a lot of details about how to handle food and its different temperatures, how to have a good hygiene and how to keep everything clean and free of pathogens in the work station.
Exam and videos were very educational and easy to follow along
Long but needed
AAA Food Handling was very well broken down into sections
It remained interactive throughout, ensuring you keep paying attention.
It was easy for me to get through the course
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great test
The course was easy to follow along with.
Alcohol Training Reviews
4.8
This RBS training course was informative and thorough. Took a couple of hours to get through the modules.
Easy course to navigate
Well organized and presented.
I found it interesting and informative when going through the course. Although the course took 2 hours, it didn’t feel like a lot. All the information was found throughout the videos, and I was able to answer the quiz questions easily.
Very thorough and concise!
Great
This training was both informational and speedy. The perfect combo.
Easy to follow modules. Capability to review module and retake quizzes, if needed.
Easy to follow and easy to understand.
annoying.
the course was well made and thorough, however the pacing was a bit too slow. Instead of having a good 15 second pause between every sentence, maybe aim for half of that.
Overall description and review of the course makes it easier
Thank you!
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review
4.9
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