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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
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Very informative,
Good course
User friendly
User friendly and realistic information
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User friendly
I wish there was an option to how fast you can have the video play. I’d prefer if you were able to rewind the videos rather than just fully restarting them.
Food Manager Reviews
4.9
I enjoyed the course. The information was to the point and I liked all the images, very helpful for visual learners.
I disliked that I couldn’t rewind. I did a lot of pausing so I could write notes. I would have given 5 stars but not having the ability to rewind was a little frustrating because if you aren’t quick enough with your note taking, you have to start the section all over if you’d want to go back. I used the Closed Captions (CC) to help me write more notes and allowed me to keep up.
Overall, great information, the voice was pleasant, great session reviews between each session, great visuals. I will recommend to others and I will continue to use this platform in the future.
Thank you to everyone who put this together.
Very informative and concise. Worth every penny!
Need more info. on Covid
very informative
Very detailed and helpful knowledge
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4.9
Good explanations and a very streamlined education system.
The course was easy to follow and informative. It helped me understand food safety clearly and pass the exam with confidence. Thank you!
Detailed and easy to understand.
I found this course to be interesting because you learn new things everyday. Taking this course has given me more insight into new practices I should be taking at home to keep my food safe.
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El curso se hace ameno y llevadero, enseña lo indispensable y fundamental de una manera sencilla pero efectiva
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Great course!
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Good class. Only gripe is how long it takes to load videos. It sometimes requires refreshing the page.
Very simple, got it done quick.
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