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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%

Course is easy, but you must pay attention

September 10, 2025

This is a very easy course to take. But the test includes even some small minor details. Pay attention to anything that has a number associated, and remember those types of contamination. You will get asked. I don’t think the test misses anything. So watch the course carefully to remember the details.

Steven

A very basic online food handlers class

September 10, 2025

If text to speech (not AI; old school TTS) doesn’t bother you and you just want a simple class to get your food handlers certificate, then this is the class for you!

Victoria

Instructive and educational

September 10, 2025

The course is very good, interesting and above all, they teach us different things to implement in our daily life at home

Dusneidy G.

5

September 10, 2025

This is a great module to come back to when updating your food handlers it makes it a lot easier because you can make your account so you can come back to it almost any time to finish the course especially if you are busy

Isella E.

food handler

September 10, 2025

it was fun!

haley

Food handler online course

September 10, 2025

This course is better than the book

Theresa O.

food

September 10, 2025

This was well put together just as good as the book

Theresa O.

No Title

September 10, 2025

great test

guy

EXCELENTE CURSO DE MANIPULADOR DE ALIMENTOS

September 10, 2025

Excelente curso, los conocimientos adquiridos son muy valiosos los adoptare, para mantener seguros los alimentos y las areas de manipulación, evitando y reduciendo los riesgos de contaminación.

Sugeidy L.

No Title

September 10, 2025

Alexis V.

Food course

September 10, 2025

Very easy and straightforward to understand.

Michael

Food handler

September 10, 2025

Very informative.I learned a lot.

Tyler J.

very quick and informative

September 10, 2025

would reccomend

boden C.

its was good learning

September 10, 2025

good stuff to know

rodolfo

Food Handler Certification

September 10, 2025

good

mark S.

No Title

September 10, 2025

kay

Good

September 10, 2025

Well done good training

Brian M.

Learned New Things

September 10, 2025

It was a long process but it was actually very knowledgeable and I learned a couple of things.

Markayla D.

Easy to follow

September 10, 2025

This training was easy to follow and very informative. 🙂

Ahylin L.

Hello

September 10, 2025

The test was great

Alexis V.

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%

Good

April 21, 2025

Good

Natalya

Great online class

April 21, 2025

This class was easy to get thru and was great!

Ashley B.

Nice and easy

April 20, 2025

Very easy to follow along

Tamara T.

No Title

April 20, 2025

Rosario R.

Great help

April 20, 2025

Very informative

Towonna

very good

April 20, 2025

very good for course

Eka

Food Safety Certification Training

April 20, 2025

The training is thorough and easy to apply. Flows well, the review quizzes cover the material and sometimes offer questions that make you think. It’s money well spent.

Robin H.

informative

April 19, 2025

All the lesson were very informative!

Marissa

EFECTIVO CLARO Y FÁCIL DE ENTENDER

April 19, 2025

Es practico y la voz de la instructora es agradable. Se capta casi toda la información y no cansa

Jesus C.

Easy and thorough

April 19, 2025

This was a perfect review after 5 years. Easy to follow and appreciated the practice questions.

Lesley

Great course

April 19, 2025

Even though i have been in the industry for over 20 years its always a good refresher to study this again. Thanks

Karl

it is a really good course helped me a lot

April 18, 2025

khaled A.

Excellent Food Training Tutorial

April 18, 2025

This food saftey course brushes over the most important parts with the different food processes of receiving, processing, maintaining, and serving. As a lot of the information has been common sense, it is a good reminder to relearn as it’s important to make sure the food is safe for the customers to eat. I did also learn a lot of valuable information about the different food temperatures I didn’t know before taking the course. Overall, I would recommend this to every food manager even if not all the sections apply to them.

Carson M.

great

April 18, 2025

I learned a lot

Kat S.

It was informative

April 18, 2025

Delana

It was informative.

April 18, 2025

Delana

Aprendi mucho gracias

April 18, 2025

Muy buena experiencia

Mariana G.

"Quick" and easy

April 18, 2025

Was very easy to understand and well paced. Not overly stacked with useless dialogue but just enough to get you to understand what and why.

Elijah

No Title

April 18, 2025

Antonio

No Title

April 17, 2025

Victoria 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%

great

August 4, 2022

Brendan P.

Alright

August 4, 2022

Antonio R.

im bored

August 4, 2022

Clayton L.

good

August 4, 2022

Jack B.

it was easy to follow

August 4, 2022

Christopher R.

L

August 4, 2022

Mario V.

good

August 4, 2022

good

Jingtao S.

Informative

August 4, 2022

Jonathan C.

good

August 4, 2022

Wendy J.

Overall very informative and helpful

August 4, 2022

Jayden P.

Loved it

August 4, 2022

Great

Corey B.

Helpful

August 3, 2022

Fernando N.

very useful and informative

August 3, 2022

Miguel L.

4

August 3, 2022

Samuel P.

Easy to follow - clear slides

August 3, 2022

Stacey H.

Excellent

August 2, 2022

William K.

Painless but long

August 2, 2022

Noah I.

once again just another way to money grab some poor college kid out of a few buck.. these class should be free through the state no some private company making money the easy way.

August 2, 2022

Elizabeth R.

ok.. slow

August 2, 2022

John H.

Everything was great! Lots of good info.

August 2, 2022

I feel very prepared to take the test.

Jonathan R.

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 handler course

October 7, 2025

It was easy and straightforward.

Shirley

Eye opening

October 7, 2025

This course was eye opening and very much user friendly

Glori B.

nice!

October 7, 2025

Was very well organized thank you

Jackie S.

Very good coverage and clear information

October 7, 2025

this course covered everything i needed to know about serving alcohol and all the information well presented in a clear, concise way. P.S. module 4.11 turned into the spanish version, every other module was still in english

Kennan M.

It was food

October 7, 2025

It was good

Laci K.

food handlers

October 7, 2025

the course was simple and easy to complete.

amanda

Awesome

October 7, 2025

Awesome

Angelina S.

Easy to take

October 7, 2025

Yosor A.

Easy to understand

October 7, 2025

The material is clean and objective

Beatriz A.

Awesome course

October 7, 2025

It was an easy course to navigate and straight to the point with the info I needed to know

Rhiannon

food handlers course

October 7, 2025

The test was long but worth it when I passed in the end.

Daiona K.

clear easy to understand

October 7, 2025

great easy to learn graphics

Rebecca R.

No Title

October 7, 2025

Hector R.

No Title

October 7, 2025

Christie H.

Great course!

October 7, 2025

Excellent course!

Sherryllene F.

No Title

October 7, 2025

fj

5

October 7, 2025

good

Ammar

No Title

October 7, 2025

Es largo pero hay que prestar atención pero se me hizo fácil y educativo

Amado

No Title

October 7, 2025

Jesus M.

Good Course

October 7, 2025

Excellent course with emphasis on important items

Michael S.

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%

great

August 4, 2022

Brendan P.

Alright

August 4, 2022

Antonio R.

im bored

August 4, 2022

Clayton L.

good

August 4, 2022

Jack B.

it was easy to follow

August 4, 2022

Christopher R.

L

August 4, 2022

Mario V.

good

August 4, 2022

good

Jingtao S.

Informative

August 4, 2022

Jonathan C.

good

August 4, 2022

Wendy J.

Overall very informative and helpful

August 4, 2022

Jayden P.

Loved it

August 4, 2022

Great

Corey B.

Helpful

August 3, 2022

Fernando N.

very useful and informative

August 3, 2022

Miguel L.

4

August 3, 2022

Samuel P.

Easy to follow - clear slides

August 3, 2022

Stacey H.

Excellent

August 2, 2022

William K.

Painless but long

August 2, 2022

Noah I.

once again just another way to money grab some poor college kid out of a few buck.. these class should be free through the state no some private company making money the easy way.

August 2, 2022

Elizabeth R.

ok.. slow

August 2, 2022

John H.

Everything was great! Lots of good info.

August 2, 2022

I feel very prepared to take the test.

Jonathan R.

Food Allergen Reviews

5.0

Food Protection Training
95 reviews
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars (based on 95 reviews)
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Harassment Training Review

4.9

Food Protection Training
2 reviews
5.0
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