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Training helps reduce or eliminate food safety hazards before they become major issues.
Reducing food safety complaints will create a happier workplace and in turn increase productivity.
Numerous professionals nationwide have already earned and renewed their card with AAA Food Handler — a trusted name in food safety training.
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
This is my first experience to complete successfully, the Food Handler certification. It was amazing to learn to prep, serve and store the food. I was doing theses activities at my home kitchen, so during the training I was learning with the intension to apply it in my kitchen in addition to the business. I will recommend this training to all adults working at home or the business kitchen.
Very Informative and to the Point! Should be Taught in Schools.
Training module is excellent.
Comprehensive coverage
I liked it, wasn’t too long.
This course is easy to take and very informative.
Great experience
Good quesitions to learn how to work at A restaurant!
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Easy to understand and follow along. Very straight forward. Comprehensive. Great course to take for the subject matter.
Thank you quick n easy
This training module was very informative and very helpful.
Very good course, easy to follow. Alot of good information
Wonderful to take and pass
Food Manager Reviews
4.9
it was very educational
it was very educationally
I like the ease of the course; short but to the point bullet point teachings.
Great information
This is correct. I learned a lot from here and thank you for your course. Appreciate.
My only comment would be to add in how far we are in the training. I probably would have completed this faster if I knew I was halfway done or close to being done.
Great
The course is informative and easy to follow.
Good knowledgeable course
The course was easy to follow and pretty simple to complete. I havent taken the final exam yet though, so I cannot say whether or not it prepared me for the real thing.
This course was good
los videos y todo bien
I just love it!!!
great info provided. enjoyed the quizzes in between sections
Helpful with obtaining certification
Alcohol Training Reviews
4.8
Good
Good
There are questions in the reviews that cover material from the next module. So some best guesses were necessary in those cases.
Long
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review
4.9
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Food Manager Reviews
4.9
I learned a lot. But the speaker spoke to fast and it was difficult to stop her where I needed more time to take notes. If I wanted to rewind I had to listen to the whole module again.
Super clear and give you so many options to learn
Very helpful and informative
I found it very interesting and lot’s of info.
Despite my very busy and demanding lifestyle, work, family and time for self, I was able to fit in completion of the course and exam. I really like that I was able to start the course, take a break and pick up where I left off. I learned a lot as well in the course and appreciate having the availability of this great online tool.
The training made it so that I could go through the modules as my time allowed. I truly appreciated that!
This course was really effective and fun to learn from and would share with another person.
I found very helpful for very important issues
Very Good
GOOD
Me gustó que puedes ir estudiando a tu ritmo. Es práctico y al grano.
Easy to follow and the test measured my knowledge adaquately.
Was very insightful went over some things a person tends to forget or didnt know , I liked the details they went into to explain each session.
Prepared me for the exam and helped me pass.
Very smooth learning process! All information is communicated through well constructed videos, and you should pass no problem. Taking notes/memorizing temperatures is helpful
Cool
This was a very informational course.
Good Educational course, simple
This food handler’s course was easy to do at home and simple to understand. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to get their food handlers permit.
Alcohol Training Reviews
4.8
Good
Good
There are questions in the reviews that cover material from the next module. So some best guesses were necessary in those cases.
Long
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
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Harassment Training Review
4.9
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