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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)
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Awesome

September 8, 2025

Awesome

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September 8, 2025

Timara C.

Informative and easy

September 8, 2025

This course was very informative and easy to navigate.

Kim

No Title

September 8, 2025

Kevin

Great

September 8, 2025

Super easy and fast

Maura R.

Excellent course

September 8, 2025

Dawn R.

Culinary Review

September 8, 2025

The review was very easy and easy to follow.

Aeneas L.

Good

September 8, 2025

Good

Bhavna

nice

September 8, 2025

nice

kherington

nice

September 8, 2025

nice

kherington

Quick and easy

September 8, 2025

Straight to the point and easy to follow

Isaac M.

Food hander Review

September 8, 2025

The class was helpful and gave great insight into the different stages underneath the culinary umbrella.

Lawrence J.

food handler course

September 8, 2025

the modules were very easy to understand and remember, thank you.

kim

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September 8, 2025

jacob

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September 8, 2025

ljlk

Food Handlers Card

September 8, 2025

Taking the test was a good experience. It taught me a lot more about food handling and having a clean environment.

Anahi L.

Food Manager Reviews

4.9

Food Protection Training
8,249 reviews
4.9
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No Title

April 7, 2025

Mike

Enjoyable & informative

April 6, 2025

This coarse was to the point & easy to use. I like that it can be paused, rewatched or completed all at once.

Lyndsey

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April 6, 2025

Good and informative course.

Misti R.

Great Explanation

April 6, 2025

I really enjoyed it, it was so knowledgeable & Interesting!

Parth P.

Helpful

April 6, 2025

This course was highly helpful and touched based on many topics about the food industry. I appreciated how informative the course was. I will definitely recommend this course to other. Plus it was at a reasonable cost too.

V W.

Food Manager study

April 6, 2025

Bueno y conveniente

Jorge L.

Course Tools need improvement

April 6, 2025

It would be helpful to have the option to rewind each module instead of starting all the way over. The material moves fast, and if you miss something, you need to start that section (sometimes a few minutes long) all over again. A time bar and rewinding would help make the course more accessible.

Alex W.

Pumpkin thai food ruck

April 6, 2025

Bueno conveniente

Jorge L.

Food manager,

April 6, 2025

Good and convenient

Jorge L.

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April 6, 2025

Kristi

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April 5, 2025

Ricky

Great Training!

April 5, 2025

The AAA food handler on-line training has been a great experience! I did not know what to expect but the information provided was very helpful and left no room for questions. I felt very informed and equipped to move forward to take and pass my food manager’s certification.

Kaye R.

Was easy to follow

April 5, 2025

Seems how i have to take this course for work i found this not as boring as others. was easy to follow and understand.

Dawn R.

Awesome program

April 5, 2025

Great Program, I was able to do it on my own pace!

Janeth W.

Opinion

April 5, 2025

excellent and very educational course.

Carlos S.

easy breezy informative, and interactive!

April 5, 2025

Does a wonderful job at being informative and entertaining with graphics, facts, and interactives!

Tom C.

Nice Course

April 5, 2025

Very informative. Great info.

Pat

Nice Course

April 5, 2025

Very informative

Pat

Easy and fast

April 5, 2025

It was easy, quick, and very informative!

Kierstin G.

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April 5, 2025

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4.8

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Adam B.

Very informative and fun

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SERGE D.

worked

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Jason G.

So informative!

July 19, 2022

Marcia P.

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Cecilia L.

good course. Some questions a little confusing but overall a good and informative course

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Kimberly S.

got the job done

July 19, 2022

Some of the test reviews got the score % and total % upside down, but still acted correctly.

Peter C.

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Food Allergen 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%
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This course covers everything you need to know.

October 2, 2025

I enjoyed watching the videos it helped me understand and know about the food industry and the people safety’s.

Alondra

Food manager training

October 2, 2025

Very concise, clear and current material, that moved at a good pace to help retain information, but not bore me and lose my attention. Well recommended.

Heather S.

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October 2, 2025

Audelia S.

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October 2, 2025

Audelia S.

No volume

October 2, 2025

a majority of the course did not have any audio and the closed captioning needs to be turned on manually every time.

Rachel

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October 2, 2025

Alyssa D.

Very simple and effective

October 2, 2025

i enjoyed the course it was simple and effective at getting the point across for the things i needed to know to obtain my food handlers certificate

Bryton

Food handler certificate

October 2, 2025

This website is probably the fastest to take your quiz. And for the price you can’t beat it

Christina M.

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October 2, 2025

i loved this training

yuridia M.

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October 2, 2025

Maegan A.

Great course

October 2, 2025

This course was straightforward, but is delivered in a way that makes it very digestible. Overall, very informative & manages to keep the audiences attention. Nothing hard to understand.

Mendoza

Good

October 2, 2025

Helpful

Selah

Great course!

October 2, 2025

Learned everything I needed to know.

Robin W.

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October 2, 2025

Fred P.

Very helpful and informative

October 2, 2025

I have learn more about food safety and prevention infection for food diseases. It’s very informative and easy to understand every topic.

Poonam S.

Overall a good experience.

October 2, 2025

All good, but consider letting modules to be backed up to allow time to take notes on temps and acronyms. Otherwise very well presented. Thanks!

Chad K.

Informative, with a great interactive layout

October 2, 2025

This was a great course, it laid out everything needed to know while using fun and engaging layouts and interactive prompts along the way!

Callie W.

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October 2, 2025

Carlos R.

4 starr

October 2, 2025

informative and kept my interest

James R.

Food Manager

October 2, 2025

Food Manager was great.

Rita P.

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%
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Good

July 20, 2022

Michelle G.

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July 20, 2022

Veronica D.

Good

July 20, 2022

Paul N.

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July 20, 2022

Landon R.

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July 20, 2022

Natt W.

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July 20, 2022

Abraham B.

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July 20, 2022

Adam B.

Very informative and fun

July 20, 2022

SERGE D.

worked

July 20, 2022

Jason G.

So informative!

July 19, 2022

Marcia P.

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July 19, 2022

Cecilia L.

good course. Some questions a little confusing but overall a good and informative course

July 19, 2022

Sherryl P.

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July 19, 2022

Callie D.

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July 19, 2022

Samuel N.

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July 19, 2022

Albert R.

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July 19, 2022

Kimberly S.

got the job done

July 19, 2022

Some of the test reviews got the score % and total % upside down, but still acted correctly.

Peter C.

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July 19, 2022

Frank S.

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July 19, 2022

JAZZMYN S.

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July 19, 2022

Gabriel A.

Food Allergen Reviews

5.0

Food Protection Training
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