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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%
Average2%
Poor0%
Terrible0%

Excellent

September 12, 2025

Very informative

Deborah K.

Excellent Information

September 12, 2025

The modules were short and informative, the test at the end was directly correlated to the information provided. Thank you!

Lisa K.

Informative

September 12, 2025

good explained, very informative

Lucia M.

Educational

September 12, 2025

I think this course was very informative and educational without being drawn out or boring

drew

No Title

September 12, 2025

It was great

Joanne

No Title

September 12, 2025

Jalisa W.

Good

September 12, 2025

good

AJ

No Title

September 12, 2025

Maria

No Title

September 12, 2025

Jeff

Make sense

September 12, 2025

This was a good assessment

Devante C.

Nice

September 12, 2025

Nice

Carlos C.

good

September 11, 2025

great

Zulma

No Title

September 11, 2025

Benjamin S.

AAA FOOD HANDLING

September 11, 2025

Good knowledge

Tristan K.

great

September 11, 2025

great

Jennifer V.

No Title

September 11, 2025

Diane F.

Very easy to digest!

September 11, 2025

It taught me everything I needed to know in a quick and effective way. The mix of both visual and vocal information along with interactive sections made it easy to pick up and actually take in the information.

Celina K.

Handling food

September 11, 2025

Good

Luis A.

No Title

September 11, 2025

Gabriel G.

Food Handler

September 11, 2025

It was very informative

Julianne I.

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%
Average1%
Poor0%
Terrible1%

Simple but to the point

April 28, 2025

I love how everything was simple and to the point the rewind feature would me nice to go back and no have to star over each time

Lenora W.

Overall good

April 28, 2025

I wish you could back up the recording. You can pause, but if I wanted to hear something twice the only way is to play the whole thing over. The way my memory works is hearing things twice is helpful.

Cecilia C.

Thoroughly

April 28, 2025

Very thorough and explained everything

Ivy C.

Amazing setup and very informative

April 27, 2025

Once I got started I couldn’t stop because this course was so informative and easy to navigate.

Tawanda W.

Clear, concise and educational!

April 27, 2025

Love the presentation and speed used to ensure proper training and knowledge

Bob J.

food manager course

April 27, 2025

very good

Maria G.

Great Training

April 27, 2025

It was great, easy to understand

Jessica

Long and painful but necssary

April 27, 2025

took me 4 hours to go through all modulars, hopefully I pass!

Ashley R.

Food Manager Course

April 27, 2025

This course is well laid out and very informative.

Lakesha H.

No Title

April 27, 2025

Matt C.

No Title

April 27, 2025

lucas K.

Satisfied

April 27, 2025

I strongly recommend every food stablishment managers taking this class

Abeba W.

It helped me understand the benefits of my establishment doing the right way help the business grow and help customer satisfaction

April 27, 2025

I recommend AAA for any food manager to taking this class

Abeba W.

similar to food handlers but more responsibilities

April 27, 2025

Very user friendly and explained everything pretty well and at a good pace.

Kira

No Title

April 27, 2025

Cara

CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD

April 27, 2025

Everything was very well explained and clearly able to hear. thank you for putting this together for us.

Dean J.

Food Manager course

April 27, 2025

Great information and thorough

Esther

resourceful information

April 26, 2025

Very informative

Herbert L.

Amazing and very helpful

April 26, 2025

the module is clear and easy to understand. very helpful!

Feryza K.

This course was amazing!

April 26, 2025

This course was amazing!

It gave good points that made taking notes easy!

The way the program is set up you are able to work at your own pace – so no matter what time frame you are looking at you are able to accomplish the goals you have set forth!

Absolutely loved that they gave short quizzes after the sessions – which helped me to know areas I needed to spend more time studying before moving on.

Alexis H.

Alcohol Training Reviews

4.8

Food Protection Training
1,672 reviews
4.8
4.8 out of 5 stars (based on 1,672 reviews)
Excellent89%
Very good6%
Average3%
Poor1%
Terrible1%

The video should have more context as narrative speaks so it is easier to follow because some people are more of a visual leaner.

August 10, 2022

I think questions should be straight forward using common sense. No need to words it to sound confusing. When you are on the job, you have to use your basic common sense to make quick decision to make your best judgement to prevent bad things from happening,

Nhan L.

very good course I give it 5 stars.

August 10, 2022

course was informative and well formatted.

Laurie V.

The course was very thorough and went over everything that need to be covered. Would highly recommend this to anyone looking to train and review beverage responsibility.

August 10, 2022

Diego H.

Great

August 10, 2022

Yoko B.

good and helpful lessons, gave me more knowledge and background on the alcohol area

August 10, 2022

Kevin E.

Informative and painless

August 10, 2022

Kerri H.

Website froze many times. Difficulty repeating modules and some questions were not covered.

August 10, 2022

Karen B.

FINE

August 10, 2022

OK A LITTLE BIT REPETITIVE

Mirco P.

good

August 10, 2022

Juliet T.

good

August 10, 2022

Maria M.

Good course!

August 9, 2022

Jose G.

Boring. Grammatical errors. Sometimes asks for information in reviews that hasn't be delivered via modules yet.

August 9, 2022

Daniel M.

great

August 9, 2022

Sariya W.

Good but small font for phone app

August 9, 2022

Software for phone provided slides that were extremely small font. Otherwise training was good.

Kimberly A.

good

August 9, 2022

good stuff

Ben J.

very informative

August 9, 2022

very informative and orginized

Michelle O.

5

August 9, 2022

5

YUMI L.

Informative

August 9, 2022

Norma S.

Easy to understand

August 8, 2022

Melanie S.

Very informative

August 8, 2022

Martha D.

Food Allergen Reviews

5.0

Food Protection Training
95 reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review

4.9

Food Protection Training
2 reviews
5.0
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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%
Average1%
Poor0%
Terrible1%

Food manager course

October 9, 2025

I enjoyed this course, Being able to watch and study at my own pace has been beneficial.

Joy M.

Short Sessions

October 9, 2025

good

Cristi W.

Cheap and Gets the Job Done

October 9, 2025

Straightforward. Tells you everything you need to know. I wish the loading between modules was faster. It took about 1.5 hours. Exam is 40 questions and not difficult.

Travis C.

No Title

October 8, 2025

It was good and very helpful

Jesus

Excellent service

October 8, 2025

I had a great experience. The quality was better than i expected, and everything went good from start to finish

Byamungu N.

No Title

October 8, 2025

Jennifer

User Friendly

October 8, 2025

I like the fact that I could work at my own pace. I have been very preoccupied with life that I could not finish my modules. However, I was able to log on when peace came into my existence. I was able to pass my class because I did it when I was ready. Thank You This is just the beginning.

Pearlene H.

Very interesting

October 8, 2025

Learned alot that I thought I already knew

Carlos L.

No Title

October 8, 2025

Krahji F.

Easy to follow.

October 8, 2025

Course was easy to follow and clear in instruction.

Ryann G.

No Title

October 8, 2025

bertha R.

food handling

October 8, 2025

i learned alot

Daniel P.

Quick easy and ffordable

October 8, 2025

It wasn’t even 10 dollars, so it was pretty easy to afford, and it took me about an hour and a half to finish.

Landon

Food handlers

October 8, 2025

Problems with hovering using cell phone. Sometimes it would make me start over when I already completed it. It took about 3 hours to get through it

Teresa A.

No Title

October 8, 2025

Sophie

No Title

October 8, 2025

anna

Bullseye. Nailed it

October 8, 2025

It was okay, didn’t expect that to happen.

I’d love to cook

Joseph S.

No Title

October 8, 2025

Mohamed

No Title

October 8, 2025

noname

Great Exam!

October 8, 2025

Great information!

Sammy M.

Alcohol Training Reviews

4.8

Food Protection Training
1,672 reviews
4.8
4.8 out of 5 stars (based on 1,672 reviews)
Excellent89%
Very good6%
Average3%
Poor1%
Terrible1%

The video should have more context as narrative speaks so it is easier to follow because some people are more of a visual leaner.

August 10, 2022

I think questions should be straight forward using common sense. No need to words it to sound confusing. When you are on the job, you have to use your basic common sense to make quick decision to make your best judgement to prevent bad things from happening,

Nhan L.

very good course I give it 5 stars.

August 10, 2022

course was informative and well formatted.

Laurie V.

The course was very thorough and went over everything that need to be covered. Would highly recommend this to anyone looking to train and review beverage responsibility.

August 10, 2022

Diego H.

Great

August 10, 2022

Yoko B.

good and helpful lessons, gave me more knowledge and background on the alcohol area

August 10, 2022

Kevin E.

Informative and painless

August 10, 2022

Kerri H.

Website froze many times. Difficulty repeating modules and some questions were not covered.

August 10, 2022

Karen B.

FINE

August 10, 2022

OK A LITTLE BIT REPETITIVE

Mirco P.

good

August 10, 2022

Juliet T.

good

August 10, 2022

Maria M.

Good course!

August 9, 2022

Jose G.

Boring. Grammatical errors. Sometimes asks for information in reviews that hasn't be delivered via modules yet.

August 9, 2022

Daniel M.

great

August 9, 2022

Sariya W.

Good but small font for phone app

August 9, 2022

Software for phone provided slides that were extremely small font. Otherwise training was good.

Kimberly A.

good

August 9, 2022

good stuff

Ben J.

very informative

August 9, 2022

very informative and orginized

Michelle O.

5

August 9, 2022

5

YUMI L.

Informative

August 9, 2022

Norma S.

Easy to understand

August 8, 2022

Melanie S.

Very informative

August 8, 2022

Martha D.

Food Allergen Reviews

5.0

Food Protection Training
95 reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review

4.9

Food Protection Training
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5.0
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