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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%

Great course

October 21, 2025

This course was interactive and easy to understand. It was very informative and makes me feel safe and excited for my new adventure. The health of my future customers is important to me and this course has set me on the right path.

Alice J.

Simple and Straightforward

October 21, 2025

The videos were easy and locking the modules makes sure you watch the videos. I just wish there was an option to speed or slow down the videos because I felt they were a tad slow. Overall, would use this again for renewing my food handlers card.

Sam

Easy to Follow

October 21, 2025

Training was easy to follow, I liked the pictures, how it was laid out and the summaries at the end of the modules.

John J.

Food Handler Feedback

October 21, 2025

It was an informative course and helped me learn a lot.

Madeline W.

Good Test

October 21, 2025

Its interactive, simple and shown at a good pace so you can keep up and review before moving on

Cristian

Very good

October 21, 2025

I found this course to be really insightful.

Alonzo M.

easy to learn and remember

October 21, 2025

I liked the test it was easy to stay on track and learn.

Rafael

la importancia de las temperaturas en las comidas.

October 21, 2025

fue muy interesante toda la información explicada en el modulo lo que mas me gusto fue que aprendí como usar el termómetro y las temperaturas que debo checar al cocinar cualquier tipo de comida.

Berenice H.

Easy course

October 21, 2025

Explains information very well and clear.

Ysenia

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October 21, 2025

Brent D.

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October 21, 2025

Kayla

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October 21, 2025

Bonni

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October 21, 2025

josh C.

AMAZING AI TRAINING

October 21, 2025

INCREDIBLE USE OF AI IN THE FREE MARKET

Abraham S.

Long

October 21, 2025

Videos to long and having to go to next slide was horrible.

Seth

No Title

October 21, 2025

Rob

Painless

October 21, 2025

This course felt painless. Normally, going through any course feels tedious, but this course’s slide shows and interactive features kept my attention and made me want to continue learning.

Destiny

Easy to use

October 20, 2025

This program was easy to use and straight forward.

Mark

Food handler training

October 20, 2025

Was easy enough o pay attention to the videos

Jazmine A.

No Title

October 20, 2025

Learned a lot. Great course👍

Susan M.

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 training

October 6, 2025

Its a good training for open a business like restaurant

Neymer M.

No Title

October 6, 2025

Camren W.

Liked the courses

October 6, 2025

well explained information.Everything is explained and shown clearly.I will use everything I learned in my work.Thank you.

Svitlana

Good course but

October 6, 2025

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.

Geralyn P.

Amazing

October 6, 2025

Super clear and give you so many options to learn

Monica

Flexible to my schedule.

October 5, 2025

The training made it so that I could go through the modules as my time allowed. I truly appreciated that!

Pauline H.

FOOD MANAGER

October 5, 2025

Very Good

MANISHA D.

FOOD MANAGER

October 5, 2025

GOOD

MANISHA D.

Práctico, conciso y preciso.

October 5, 2025

Me gustó que puedes ir estudiando a tu ritmo. Es práctico y al grano.

Rosana C.

food management refresher

October 5, 2025

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.

Angel D.

Texas Food Manager Training

October 5, 2025

It’s very detail. I couldn’t have learn so much about the restaurant business if it wasn’t for this course.

Sidney F.

5 star

October 5, 2025

5 star

manjeet S.

Great course

October 4, 2025

East to follow course. Very informative and hopefully it sets me up to be fully ready to pass this test and get my certificate

Byung K.

Enjoyed the Course

October 4, 2025

I genuinely enjoyed the course. Very informative and presented in a way that was practical and easy to understand. Loved learning new information that the general food worker class doesn’t expand on.

Yelena

easy to follow

October 4, 2025

easy to follow and learn from

Kayla M.

Food Manager Certification

October 4, 2025

Very Informative! What I grow up knowing and what you guys have provided was amazing! Everyone should have to experience this course!

Sheena L.

Very Informative

October 4, 2025

I just opened a Mobile Food Truck, and being new to the industry, having access to the AAA Food Manager training was great! The course very informative, and manageable. I certain fell more confident while on food industry serving my community and beyond.

Rose

Food Manager Course

October 3, 2025

The course was fun and easy to follow. I enjoyed taking this course

Geraldina A.

all video courses

October 3, 2025

very easy to understand each video and practice tests.

guadalupe

Easy Peazy

October 3, 2025

I thought it was informative. It felt like it went by quickly.

Anthony L.

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

September 1, 2025

easy and quick

stacy

No Title

August 31, 2025

Kristy H.

No Title

August 31, 2025

Isabela V.

No Title

August 30, 2025

Chez J.

Alcohol Registration Process

August 30, 2025

Was very informational. Very thoughtful and nice techniques of giving out information. Should make it 90% to pass each review, and there were some moments in which the videos did pause.

Brenden M.

No Title

August 30, 2025

Deandre F.

Thanks

August 30, 2025

Thank you!

Anival M.

Thanks!

August 30, 2025

Thank you!

Anival M.

Good information

August 30, 2025

Patrick

Great

August 29, 2025

Great, efficient and fast.

Riley R.

No Title

August 29, 2025

Laurie

My Review

August 29, 2025

It was well written Learned a lot

Kiyanna

the time you should take between to be safe

August 29, 2025

although it felt a big long. It is very important to know all the policies to take beverage healthily for you and the comunity

Maria L.

No Title

August 29, 2025

Mariia M.

No Title

August 29, 2025

David Y.

No Title

August 28, 2025

Steve

knowledge and understanding

August 28, 2025

thank you

alicia N.

Muy buen curso

August 28, 2025

fue muy didáctico y fácil de entender.

Leo

No Title

August 28, 2025

great

brittany

No Title

August 28, 2025

Megan M.

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%

Great

November 6, 2025

Great

Wei H.

30/30

November 6, 2025

It’s straight laced and leaves one feeling informed about food safety. The course and test is very straight laced and food industry promising, Thanks

Wansford F.

Thanks very informative safe and industry promising

November 6, 2025

Wansford F.

No Title

November 6, 2025

great course to go through!

Shelly

Great Information

November 6, 2025

Gives great information about how to keep and maintain a clean working environment.

Ka V.

No Title

November 6, 2025

Maria

No Title

November 6, 2025

Demetria B.

No Title

November 6, 2025

muy interesante toda la informacion proporcionada

daniela

No Title

November 6, 2025

It’s very important to know these things

Sylvester D.

No Title

November 6, 2025

everything was explained in a very simple way to understand

Shiree W.

Food safety

November 6, 2025

Very good course covering this important topic

John

Fast and basic

November 6, 2025

Class was extremely basic hitting all mandatory topics. Video segments “modules” are 30 secs – 2 mins each requiring you to click 3 separate areas before moving to the next slide in the same topic. Time consuming and pointless. Could not rewind to hit a point again, rather rewatch whole module. Videos on Food Storage/Safety suddenly went silent and when they began to replay, they were overlayed with previous slide sound and current slide sound.

Diana R.

No Title

November 5, 2025

Jostin V.

Good course!

November 5, 2025

great course with tons of informative information that is super important to know for food handlers!

Yousef S.

No Title

November 5, 2025

Khadim S.

No Title

November 5, 2025

great instructions

Samuel G.

Good

November 5, 2025

It was fast and easy

LILLIAN W.

Definitely informative!

November 5, 2025

Definitely informative and can help someone work more safely at work and at home.

Nathan C.

Bueno

November 5, 2025

Bueno

Rosalinda

No Title

November 5, 2025

Jaquira 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%

great

September 1, 2025

easy and quick

stacy

No Title

August 31, 2025

Kristy H.

No Title

August 31, 2025

Isabela V.

No Title

August 30, 2025

Chez J.

Alcohol Registration Process

August 30, 2025

Was very informational. Very thoughtful and nice techniques of giving out information. Should make it 90% to pass each review, and there were some moments in which the videos did pause.

Brenden M.

No Title

August 30, 2025

Deandre F.

Thanks

August 30, 2025

Thank you!

Anival M.

Thanks!

August 30, 2025

Thank you!

Anival M.

Good information

August 30, 2025

Patrick

Great

August 29, 2025

Great, efficient and fast.

Riley R.

No Title

August 29, 2025

Laurie

My Review

August 29, 2025

It was well written Learned a lot

Kiyanna

the time you should take between to be safe

August 29, 2025

although it felt a big long. It is very important to know all the policies to take beverage healthily for you and the comunity

Maria L.

No Title

August 29, 2025

Mariia M.

No Title

August 29, 2025

David Y.

No Title

August 28, 2025

Steve

knowledge and understanding

August 28, 2025

thank you

alicia N.

Muy buen curso

August 28, 2025

fue muy didáctico y fácil de entender.

Leo

No Title

August 28, 2025

great

brittany

No Title

August 28, 2025

Megan M.

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
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