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AAA Food Handler

MASSACHUSETTS
FOOD HANDLERS CARD

4.9
(27,260 reviews)

4.9
(27,260 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
27,260 reviews
4.9
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Very Easy to Understand

August 9, 2023

It was very easy to understand and listen to this course, and there were no “trick” questions at the end

Amy C.

Good Stuff

August 9, 2023

Tyler C.

Understandable and to the point.

August 9, 2023

By the end of this course, the TTS voice left me with a romantic impression that was sadly cut away by the cold reality of a final exam.

Brandon N.

Great in-detail videos

August 9, 2023

Good short videos that are clear in what they are teaching and has great interactions with the user

Dylan C.

Good

August 9, 2023

Good

Jarrod V.

Good

August 9, 2023

None

Veronica B.

Very informative and short videos, worked well with my ADHD and the interactive parts helped me stay engaged and interested

August 9, 2023

Krystin W.

todo me pareció o muy interesante ente y aprendi muchas cosas

August 9, 2023

Briyit R.

Nice and easy to do not that much time was spent :)

August 9, 2023

Oscar M.

really good!

August 9, 2023

Filopateer Z.

Good

August 8, 2023

Michael V.

Please reword some questions, answers, and prompts so that they accurately reflect the situation being described.

August 8, 2023

Jocelyn H.

enjoyed and learned a lot and refreshed some things too!

August 8, 2023

Colleen P.

nice

August 8, 2023

Theodoros K.

Good

August 8, 2023

Cecilia V.

very good, with lots of great info to know

August 8, 2023

very detailed info

Angela B.

Module methods made it easier to follow

August 8, 2023

Joseph D.

tested on information that was not presented in the lesson modules

August 8, 2023

Carly T.

Shite course

August 8, 2023

William C.

easy and helpful

August 8, 2023

Mark K.