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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%

refreshing

September 6, 2025

A little long but really easy

Ezekiel

Pleasant

September 6, 2025

Test wasn’t difficult at all. Just have to pay attention to the videos.

Jesus

Pleasant

September 6, 2025

The test wasn’t difficult at all. Just have to pay attention to the videos.

jesus

good

September 6, 2025

Carlos S.

No Title

September 6, 2025

good course

maria H.

No Title

September 6, 2025

John M.

My Review

September 6, 2025

Good

Mark

10/10

September 6, 2025

10/10

Trinity B.

Okay

September 6, 2025

Sometimes the audio would cut out. Sometimes completion of the module would be noted till I watched 2 or 3 times.

Nathan

No Title

September 6, 2025

Sophia G.

class was easily to undrstand

September 6, 2025

great explanation

Suze D.

great information

September 6, 2025

very informative and to the point. Easy to understand and not boring.

Randal B.

Ol

September 6, 2025

Ok

Jennifer Y.

slow the video down a bit

September 6, 2025

It was helpful, but I would miss some information, so I went back over the video. I still miss the information, but it was still helpful, and I got some questions right.

kristoph

No Title

September 6, 2025

Great

Antonio G.

No Title

September 5, 2025

It was a lot of common sense.

Natalie B.

No Title

September 5, 2025

Test was very understandable and knowledgeable.

Alonzo T.

No Title

September 5, 2025

Muy educativo

Rosa A.

fun

September 5, 2025

enjoyed seminar

Acasia C.

AAA Food Handlers test

September 5, 2025

It was quick and simple. I didn’t like that when I’d click next module and go back I’d have to completely restart whatever video I was on and not just resume. Or that I couldn’t just go back in the videos if I missed something. It was a bit slow sometimes but other than that everything was good.

Mitchel T.

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

March 31, 2025

chris G.

No Title

March 31, 2025

Rosa R.

No Title

March 31, 2025

Mary

No Title

March 31, 2025

Denny N.

Informative

March 31, 2025

I enjoyed this course, it was very informative. I appreciated the review questions throughout the course, it helped keep me on task

Marji H.

No Title

March 31, 2025

Meri

ifood manager

March 30, 2025

Was very helpful and educational .It was not boring

mandy T.

Mandatory Training

March 30, 2025

Long but informative.

Valerie S.

No Title

March 30, 2025

Madhusudhan R.

Excelent!

March 30, 2025

Easy to understand, great price!

tio

important

March 30, 2025

very educated

Awab A.

It was all very interesting

March 30, 2025

It’s a long process however very informative

Jeffrey A.

No Title

March 30, 2025

Jeffrey A.

Good

March 30, 2025

Chopping up the topics was helpful

Stephen

No Title

March 30, 2025

ASHLEY W.

Evaluación del Curso

March 30, 2025

Este curso abarca todos los conocimientos necesarios para que un administrador de alimentos realice una buena labor de supervisión de seguridad alimentaria en su establecimiento.

Radiel R.

Got the job done

March 30, 2025

I think this course works. I’m actually not sure because I’m writing this before I take the exam. I don’t really understand the steps I need to take to send in my application, I assumed the company would have done that.

Eric

Great learning platform!

March 30, 2025

Bite-size modules and reviews reinforce learning and make it easier for the learner to retain the information presented. Great

Audrey

No Title

March 29, 2025

Haroll

Informative and good pace

March 29, 2025

Liked going at my own pace, liked the mini quizzes here and there. Videos were easy to follow and informative.

Hiep

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%

It was great and quick to complete.

July 11, 2022

The quizzes were a great way to review.

Dion C.

good

July 11, 2022

good

Weiwei C.

good

July 11, 2022

good

Wei C.

easy to get the course

July 11, 2022

Ting H.

如果有中文版会更加好

July 10, 2022

Yuexiang L.

Yes

July 10, 2022

Yes!

Andrei A.

Great Training! Long but very detailed and yet straight to the point.

July 9, 2022

Brisa N.

GOOD

July 9, 2022

GOOD

Jin H.

**

July 8, 2022

Angela C.

5

July 8, 2022

Greg S.

Great

July 8, 2022

Francisco C.

Simple and Easy to use

July 7, 2022

Linda D.

Cool experience!

July 7, 2022

Brandi B.

TOO LONG

July 6, 2022

WAYYY TI LONG AND TOO MUCH REPEATING OF THE SAME INFORMATION

Juan P.

good

July 6, 2022

Alina W.

I liked there wasn't terrible acting videos, it was simple, and like some of the jokes

July 5, 2022

Yasmin G.

N/A

July 5, 2022

N/A

Jose G.

4.5

July 4, 2022

Some glitches in sections and forced to repeat sections. Errors in quiz answer.

Gene M.

B

July 4, 2022

B

Brooke D.

overall good training

July 4, 2022

Shawna J.

Food Allergen Reviews

5.0

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

No Title

October 1, 2025

Bree

Ok

October 1, 2025

It teaches you what you need to learn, it’s ok.

Kenedi

I like how they exsplained it very easy

October 1, 2025

I enjoyed it and it was simple if you were on it.

Brent J.

Excellent job

October 1, 2025

The training was interesting and held my attention. I liked the training being broken down into modules.

Tracye

Great content

October 1, 2025

Very helpful content for food preparation and food service workers

Heidi

I DID IT

October 1, 2025

I WAS SO SCARE ON NOT BEING ABLE TO ACHIVE THIS TEST.BUT IM GLAD I DID

LEILANIE C.

Important information

October 1, 2025

the information is really important for knowing how to handle frozen foods.it has helped me a lot to gain more knowledge.

Evelin H.

Food manager course and exa

October 1, 2025

The course was extremely thorough, and easy to follow. They were very helpful when I needed to extend my learning course prior to my exam and I felt like they really cared.

Whitney

Very detailed training

October 1, 2025

I’ve gotten my food handlers’ certification and this course taught me more then the lasts 2. I enjoyed the presentations and the pace the course went.

Jamiqua M.

Very Informative.

October 1, 2025

I already knew a good chunk of the information in this course, however there was also a lot of important information as well that I wasn’t fully aware of too. The course was very descriptive and easy to understand. Would recommend to anyone working in food service.

Ezra N.

No Title

October 1, 2025

It was easy

Steven E.

No Title

October 1, 2025

Great

Zoe S.

Well Structured Course, informative and engaging

October 1, 2025

The food manager training was thorough and well organized, covering all critical aspect of food safety, hygiene and regulatory compliance and course material was easy to follow. thank you.

Neha A.

Review for AAA Food Handler

October 1, 2025

Very informative

Tysha P.

No Title

October 1, 2025

Mireya

User friendly

October 1, 2025

The course was user friendly and very informative.

Jeff

No Title

October 1, 2025

Jimmy C.

Certified Food Manager

October 1, 2025

This was a very detailed course, it outlined everything I needed to know as it pertains to handling food. It also gave me great tips on how to properly train other employees. I would highly recommend this course to all business owners in the food industry.

Ethel S.

No Title

October 1, 2025

I’m happy that I’m getting somewhere in life to help me have a chance of being something in life

Destiny

Great course

October 1, 2025

Very clear concise and to the point.

Thomas

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%

It was great and quick to complete.

July 11, 2022

The quizzes were a great way to review.

Dion C.

good

July 11, 2022

good

Weiwei C.

good

July 11, 2022

good

Wei C.

easy to get the course

July 11, 2022

Ting H.

如果有中文版会更加好

July 10, 2022

Yuexiang L.

Yes

July 10, 2022

Yes!

Andrei A.

Great Training! Long but very detailed and yet straight to the point.

July 9, 2022

Brisa N.

GOOD

July 9, 2022

GOOD

Jin H.

**

July 8, 2022

Angela C.

5

July 8, 2022

Greg S.

Great

July 8, 2022

Francisco C.

Simple and Easy to use

July 7, 2022

Linda D.

Cool experience!

July 7, 2022

Brandi B.

TOO LONG

July 6, 2022

WAYYY TI LONG AND TOO MUCH REPEATING OF THE SAME INFORMATION

Juan P.

good

July 6, 2022

Alina W.

I liked there wasn't terrible acting videos, it was simple, and like some of the jokes

July 5, 2022

Yasmin G.

N/A

July 5, 2022

N/A

Jose G.

4.5

July 4, 2022

Some glitches in sections and forced to repeat sections. Errors in quiz answer.

Gene M.

B

July 4, 2022

B

Brooke D.

overall good training

July 4, 2022

Shawna J.

Food Allergen Reviews

5.0

Food Protection Training
95 reviews
5.0
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4.9

Food Protection Training
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5.0
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