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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)
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easy to understand

February 1, 2024

good course

Sonia S.

simple , straight forward, simple, and all around an intuitive design.

February 1, 2024

Preston C.

Good

February 1, 2024

Benjamin A.

Good

February 1, 2024

Consuelo R.

Quick and Helpful

January 31, 2024

Alondra S.

Fast and informative course

January 31, 2024

Claudia Z.

I like it

January 31, 2024

I like it

Elmer F.

easy to understand

January 31, 2024

Victor A.

good

January 31, 2024

Wen C.

great info

January 31, 2024

thank you great info

Stephanie D.

Not bad.

January 31, 2024

Nathan S.

Great Course

January 31, 2024

Eric Y.

This course is dynamic, concise, accurate, informative, and relevant. I really enjoyed it, and I highly recommend it 100%

January 31, 2024

This course is dynamic, concise, accurate, informative, and relevant. I really enjoyed it, and I highly recommend it 100%

Maria R.

awesome

January 31, 2024

Rylee H.

Thank youuu

January 31, 2024

Eva C.

Quick and easy

January 31, 2024

It was easy to follow along. Easy to back up and re-watch, if needed.

Shylah S.

Easy and informational

January 31, 2024

Ciarra R.

Good

January 30, 2024

Easy understanding

GOWRI D.

great course

January 30, 2024

Abraham O.

I loved this course, and I needed it for my coffee job. This is by far the easiest learning and test experience that I have ever had!

January 30, 2024

Traverse 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%
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Owner

August 31, 2021

Cecila M.

Dez

August 31, 2021

Straight forward

Dezjuan S.

Team Leader

August 28, 2021

Thank you

Crystal D.

Food Manager- English

August 26, 2021

Marcus P.

Well developed and informative course

August 26, 2021

Mazen K.

Food Manager

August 25, 2021

Almost impossible to complete on a Smartphone.

Stuart W.

Manager

August 22, 2021

very informative

Christina J.

great course

August 22, 2021

Elena S.

Good

August 18, 2021

Good

Tanya G.

Good

August 17, 2021

It would have been nice to have mentioned COVID sanitation. The rest of the content was easy to follow.

Lucinda C.

Good

August 16, 2021

Website needs some work but the course was just fine. Better price than some other sites.

Rachel G.

District Manager

August 15, 2021

Very informative

Marquis B.

Screen movement or lack thereof.

August 14, 2021

Got stuck on 4-5 screens where I had to rewatch the segment before your program would let me advance. Also really slow transition when it did advance to the next presentation.

Scott V.

manager

August 4, 2021

Olivia C.

very good

August 3, 2021

nice refresher

Leonard G.

Manager

August 3, 2021

Good

Alba M.

Manager

August 2, 2021

Natalie B.

Great course!

July 31, 2021

Joshua D.

owner

July 31, 2021

good

Peter S.

Good.

July 30, 2021

Behnam E.

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4.9

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

May 8, 2025

Was easy to navigate

McKinzey

No Title

May 8, 2025

Diana V.

Great Training

May 8, 2025

Very helpful and learned more than I knew. Test was easy.

DeAngelo M.

No Title

May 8, 2025

It was really fun and educational.

Elton S.

Great Health Dept Education

May 8, 2025

This was excellent training. Much of the information I did know but there was lots of new information. I will definitely recommend this course.

Beatrice F.

Great information

May 8, 2025

Thank you for making this a painless process.

Information moved quickly and gave us important information at work and in our homes.

Deborah

easy

May 8, 2025

good

sofia

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May 8, 2025

antonio

congrats

May 8, 2025

congrats

congrats

congratualation

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informative and easy to understand

May 8, 2025

Course was easy to navigate, and easy to understand. Very easy to split over multiple days or do at ones own pace.

Lily G.

Food manager

May 8, 2025

I have learned so much about the proper way to handle food

Lisa J.

Good

May 8, 2025

Thank you

Kelly C.

Great class!

May 8, 2025

great class and explanation

Amanda R.

Great Wise Cooking

May 8, 2025

Very well explained and expressed

Dominick B.

No Title

May 8, 2025

jasmine

No Title

May 7, 2025

cody H.

Great

May 7, 2025

Great programm and very educational and was also . Helpful thank you

Robert

Great Course

May 7, 2025

I enjoyed this course because it was interactive and interesting.

It was also broken down into managable chunks to complete on my own time.

Dena

very didactic

May 7, 2025

and easy to understand to put into practice

Pastora R.

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