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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%

No Title

September 10, 2025

marque S.

Professional Training

September 10, 2025

this training was clear and professional the only thing I would have to make it better is a way to tell how far you are into the course, if you are on a time line it would be nice to know how much you have left.

Jamie

Maria wasntreat

September 10, 2025

Misty E.

No Title

September 10, 2025

james H.

Covered every important topic

September 10, 2025

This course is imperative to any individual working within the restaurant industry. And extremely helpful to those working within their own kitchens.

Valerie H.

🙏

September 10, 2025

It was hard at first but I only made it so by moving to fast but I hope I pass

Corjuan R.

food handler course

September 10, 2025

Very informative

Katie

Excellent Course, Highly Interactive and Practical

September 10, 2025

I really enjoyed this course because it’s well-organized and easy to follow. What I appreciate the most is how interactive it is, which makes learning dynamic and engaging. The practical exercises and activities helped me understand the concepts better and retain the information more effectively.

As a suggestion, it would be great to have a summary or a quick review quiz at the end of each module. This would help reinforce the key points and ensure all the information has been absorbed.

Overall, I’m very satisfied with the experience.

Juan M.

No Title

September 10, 2025

Hossam

mvp

September 10, 2025

I’m the best in the world thank you thank you next gordon ramesey

jazspher U.

FOOD HANDLER

September 10, 2025

Pacifique Mlengwa

Fatuma M.

5 star

September 10, 2025

very helpful and exciting

Ruvimbo H.

Easy, To The Point Exam

September 10, 2025

This was a great course to get my food handler. Would 100% recommend

Alisha P.

Great

September 10, 2025

Awesome!

Brandon R.

great

September 10, 2025

great

Brandon R.

No Title

September 10, 2025

Marisol S.

Easy to do.

September 10, 2025

Simple and easy to understand.

GeorgeAnn T.

Food handlers training

September 10, 2025

It was an awesome training course, it was very easy to understand and also involved a lot of interesting information that I needed to know.

Elizabeth R.

No Title

September 10, 2025

It was easy to understand

Edyna

Food Handler

September 10, 2025

Great training information

Sherita S.

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%

IMFORMATIVE

April 17, 2025

HELPED IN WAY I CAN EXPLAIN

Bobbie M.

excelent

April 17, 2025

fue todo UN retro que al final logre

Ramon M.

excelenet

April 17, 2025

todo estubo excelente El curso

Ramon M.

It's easely to lern

April 17, 2025

It’s easely to lern

Nataliia

Manager

April 17, 2025

Gave me some good points to pass on my team and myself. Easy to follow and not to dragged out on the info.

Aleesha D.

Comprehensive course.

April 17, 2025

The course was not painful. It was appropriate in length and in content.

Gretchen B.

The poses of Maria were very entertaining

April 17, 2025

The training was pretty straight forward and understandable. The only issues I had were you can’t rewind the video, only restart the entire clip which means if you missed one detail you have to sit through the entire clip again for that one moment. Another issue I had was certain modules would have severe delay from the audio to video, and refreshing the page did not help the issue.

Moriah

No Title

April 17, 2025

Lengthy

Elliott

overall good resource

April 17, 2025

Ralph

No Title

April 17, 2025

Sam G.

Food training

April 17, 2025

Everything was knowledgeable

alicia

Food Manager

April 17, 2025

This was a really good course, I have taken several and I really appreciate how this one went through everything and the quizzes at the end of each segmant.

Stacy P.

Thanks for the knowledge

April 16, 2025

I really enjoyed taking this course I truly learned so much more

In the restaurant business nd hope this helps in my future

Breanna G.

No Title

April 16, 2025

Courtney L.

No Title

April 16, 2025

I enjoyed this course

Michelle G.

No Title

April 16, 2025

Jewel T.

Clear and easy class

April 16, 2025

The course was straightforward, quick and informative.

Cynthia

Detailed presentation

April 16, 2025

Adenike

Good

April 16, 2025

Good course

Ana L.

No Title

April 16, 2025

Azza A.

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%

ok.. slow

August 2, 2022

John H.

Really good and necessary information

August 2, 2022

Very useful

William C.

Detailed information, Easy to navigate.

August 2, 2022

Wish closed captioning would stay on when you changed modules and did not have to be turned back on every time.

Sheyenne D.

Great

August 2, 2022

Quoc M.

One of the modules is missing

August 2, 2022

Section 3.2 Part 1 is missing. It just plays Part 2 instead. I have serious doubts about all the 5 star reviews at this point.

Katsuaki T.

Well worth the time

August 2, 2022

Lengthy and tedious but I recognize the importance of each category.

Michele D.

Informative, easy to follow course information

August 2, 2022

Sharon G.

good

August 2, 2022

Meara S.

informative

August 2, 2022

Andrew R.

great price, downloadable notes are helpful

August 2, 2022

Kristina S.

informative but long

August 1, 2022

Nicole T.

Great!

August 1, 2022

Jeremy C.

Very detailed

August 1, 2022

Jesus A.

Great and very informative

August 1, 2022

Alvin C.

It was informative

August 1, 2022

Donald B.

East course to get through!

August 1, 2022

Renee S.

Good

August 1, 2022

Yuyan H.

I hope this really helps!

August 1, 2022

Edna G.

Course is easy to follow, but the back and forth of creating accounts on different sites and waiting on emails to move to the next step is annoying.

August 1, 2022

Kandra E.

Clear and concise course

August 1, 2022

Kidagakash C.

Food Allergen Reviews

5.0

Food Protection Training
95 reviews
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars (based on 95 reviews)
Excellent97%
Very good3%
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Harassment Training Review

4.9

Food Protection Training
2 reviews
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars (based on 2 reviews)
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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%

No Title

October 6, 2025

Anastasiia A.

No Title

October 6, 2025

Anna

No Title

October 6, 2025

Timea D.

Good education

October 6, 2025

It was excellent!!

LESLIE M.

Excellent

October 6, 2025

Dynamic, good level of detail, probing questions

Cecilia P.

No Title

October 6, 2025

Eden S.

Inadequate training module

October 6, 2025

AI narrated videos were a distraction.

Marc

Good Course

October 6, 2025

Easy and quick

Mandy

No Title

October 6, 2025

The course was very engaging because I learned everything related to the proper handling of food in order to perform better in my job.”

Adriana J.

No Title

October 6, 2025

good

Wajd F.

Fast, Easy, and to the Point

October 6, 2025

Food Handler training was easy to follow and to the point.

Lawrenec A.

Amazing and simple

October 6, 2025

It was very detailed course I found it really helpful

Iqra S.

Good training

October 6, 2025

Its a good training for open a business like restaurant

Neymer M.

Excellent

October 6, 2025

Great thank you

Goretti V.

No Title

October 6, 2025

Camren W.

Good

October 6, 2025

I learned a lot about handling food

Zach

No Title

October 6, 2025

Jeremiah C.

Videos

October 6, 2025

We need pdf book instead of only video

Tarika T.

No Title

October 6, 2025

Allie

No Title

October 6, 2025

great informacion

maria

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%

ok.. slow

August 2, 2022

John H.

Really good and necessary information

August 2, 2022

Very useful

William C.

Detailed information, Easy to navigate.

August 2, 2022

Wish closed captioning would stay on when you changed modules and did not have to be turned back on every time.

Sheyenne D.

Great

August 2, 2022

Quoc M.

One of the modules is missing

August 2, 2022

Section 3.2 Part 1 is missing. It just plays Part 2 instead. I have serious doubts about all the 5 star reviews at this point.

Katsuaki T.

Well worth the time

August 2, 2022

Lengthy and tedious but I recognize the importance of each category.

Michele D.

Informative, easy to follow course information

August 2, 2022

Sharon G.

good

August 2, 2022

Meara S.

informative

August 2, 2022

Andrew R.

great price, downloadable notes are helpful

August 2, 2022

Kristina S.

informative but long

August 1, 2022

Nicole T.

Great!

August 1, 2022

Jeremy C.

Very detailed

August 1, 2022

Jesus A.

Great and very informative

August 1, 2022

Alvin C.

It was informative

August 1, 2022

Donald B.

East course to get through!

August 1, 2022

Renee S.

Good

August 1, 2022

Yuyan H.

I hope this really helps!

August 1, 2022

Edna G.

Course is easy to follow, but the back and forth of creating accounts on different sites and waiting on emails to move to the next step is annoying.

August 1, 2022

Kandra E.

Clear and concise course

August 1, 2022

Kidagakash C.

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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Very good3%
Average0%
Poor0%
Terrible0%

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Harassment Training Review

4.9

Food Protection Training
2 reviews
5.0
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