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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%
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Great!

January 30, 2024

Laura B.

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.

Good courses

January 30, 2024

Good

Yangkong V.

3

January 30, 2024

Madison B.

Good

January 30, 2024

Olivia A.

5 stars

January 30, 2024

Dimitra P.

good

January 30, 2024

Larry J.

horribly long and arduous

January 30, 2024

absolutely unnecessarily tedious, this course was WAY too long. feels like it was crafted for a young child. i’m an adult that has been in the industry forever and just has to do this; i’d much prefer a very concentrated version with text only.

Kelsey H.

It's so informative course.

January 30, 2024

Sura R.

Great, really informative course.

January 30, 2024

Nancy C.

Easy Straight Forward Class

January 30, 2024

Pauline F.

Straight forward. Covering what a food handler needs to know.

January 30, 2024

Bente P.

clear, concise, efficient, cost effective

January 30, 2024

April W.

good

January 30, 2024

good

Brenda V.

It was thorough with explanation, and easy to follow.

January 30, 2024

Makiko H.

Thank G its done.

January 30, 2024

Straightforward

Rudy H.

awesome

January 30, 2024

Bruce D.

Easy

January 30, 2024

Course was job related

Hetal P.

It was Great and easy

January 30, 2024

Aubrey A.

4.5 stars

January 30, 2024

Samantha P.

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%
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Average1%
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Easy and interactive

July 22, 2021

I liked the interaction of the modules to help keep me engaged.

TAMARA W.

Easy to follow

July 20, 2021

The course is didactic and easy to follow.

ALFREDO S.

Everything clear

July 13, 2021

Everything is very clear and I can understand that everything is very important how I need to prepared food

Jose N.

good and straight forward

July 13, 2021

anela T.

Good

July 13, 2021

Information was to the point.

Patra H.

Review

July 12, 2021

great n clear course

LINA V.

course overview

July 11, 2021

Very informative and user friendly. I highly recommend !!!

Chancellor C.

Effective Course

July 7, 2021

Jinu J.

Informative

July 2, 2021

Roderick D.

Business owner

July 2, 2021

Very helpful

Jamaal S.

Kendra

June 29, 2021

Kendra W.

food manager eng;ish

June 28, 2021

Mark D.

Breakfast Manager

June 25, 2021

I too needed to go back and restart the section several times to pick up on somethings I needed clarification on.

Wesley H.

Course was Easy to navigate

June 23, 2021

Montesha T.

Food Handler Manager Training

June 17, 2021

Willow S.

No Title

June 16, 2021

Katie W.

Amazing

June 16, 2021

Shady J.

manager

June 15, 2021

Everything was great! The course was easy to follow and it was informative. I wish it had the option to rewind through each session rather than replay the whole session from the beginning. Overall, it was educational.

Susana T.

great

June 14, 2021

very informative

Gladys A.

Very informative

June 10, 2021

Amazing course!

Reyna H.

Alcohol Training Reviews

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Food Allergen Reviews

5.0

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Harassment Training Review

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4.9

Food Protection Training
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No Title

May 7, 2025

very professional and informative

Shawn T.

Easy and thorough

May 7, 2025

Great course. Easy to follow. Thorough.

Alexandra G.

No Title

May 7, 2025

joann

RBS Training

May 7, 2025

Very comprehensive and thorough

Tara

No Title

May 7, 2025

Rosa E.

Service Training

May 7, 2025

Easy to understand and presented in a very good format. Information was thoroughly presented.

Howard D.

Should include a playback speed option

May 7, 2025

Including a playback speed option and limiting it to 1.5x would greatly improve user experience.

Justin B.

No Title

May 7, 2025

Michael C.

Pretty long but to the point

May 7, 2025

Good real detailed and specific got me thinking I was back in elementary

Ofelia

Informative and Self-Driven

May 7, 2025

This training was very informative and easy to follow. It was great that you could go at your own pace, especially in my case where I needed to break it up into different times do to my busy schedule. I liked that I could go back to certain points of the video if needed and I could rewatch all together if there were any points I felt like I didn’t fully comprehend while watching. I also appreciate that captions were available! I have a difficult time hearing, so that is a very useful tool for someone like me!

Morgan

Well presented

May 7, 2025

Easy to learn just to bit modules separate

Arturo

Long long long

May 7, 2025

It was long but they had parts that I found helpful and it was good it was just super long that’s all

Emilio G.

Appreciation

May 7, 2025

The entire presentation was helpful in learning everything that has to do with handling food.

Sylvia

No Title

May 7, 2025

Juana R.

No Title

May 7, 2025

GILNNETTE

No Title

May 7, 2025

Donna F.

Great course!

May 7, 2025

Delia

Food handlers training

May 7, 2025

Easy and full of learning

Gladys M.

No Title

May 7, 2025

Quick and easy

Dylan

Great Program

May 7, 2025

Thorough and easy to follow

M G.

Alcohol Training Reviews

4.8

Food Protection Training
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