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AAA Food Handler

MASSACHUSETTS
FOOD HANDLERS CARD

4.9
(26,911 reviews)

4.9
(26,911 reviews)

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BENEFITS OF TRAINING

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PREVENT

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

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AWARENESS

Improve critical thinking and decision making to prevent or avoid sticky situations.
Food Hygiene Training

ELIMINATE

Training helps reduce or eliminate food safety hazards before they become major issues.

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MINIMIZE

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

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

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WORKPLACE SATISFACTION

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

WHY CHOOSE US 

California Food Manager Certification
Food safety basics

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
26,911 reviews
4.9
4.9 out of 5 stars (based on 26,911 reviews)
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Clear and informative

November 12, 2023

Mikaela D.

great

November 12, 2023

Oliver A.

Informative and simple

November 11, 2023

Informative, easy to follow, and through.

Jenna J.

Audio was glitching

November 11, 2023

Juddson T.

Good information to know to prepare food for safety .

November 11, 2023

Nuanchawi P.

Good

November 11, 2023

Good

Dante B.

excellent

November 11, 2023

informative relevant

LISA N.

great

November 11, 2023

Francela M.

5

November 11, 2023

Liliana M.

very long

November 11, 2023

Makenzie S.

Great system and easy to understand

November 11, 2023

Alfred S.

Great test

November 11, 2023

It’s hard to fail so everyone has a very good chance to pass and it is all very easy to learn.

Hudson D.

it was easy and learned a lot of new stuff

November 11, 2023

Omar V.

Excellent!

November 11, 2023

Concise and well written! Thanks!

Elinor B.

Very good information and easy to read.

November 10, 2023

Very good review.

Charles B.

so so

November 10, 2023

I found a few typos in the exam part of the course and found some of the questions rather confusing. But overall it wasnt bad

Brandon S.

Not the most accesible

November 10, 2023

The course material was easy but the captions were innacurate and non existant in some of the modules which proved challenging at times.

Simone A.

done

November 10, 2023

wants to move on

Marta C.

It was boring but informative

November 10, 2023

Jennifer C.

The course material is very easy to understand because it is logically structured. The graphics and voice-over work very well.

November 10, 2023

Chee L.