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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
Good modules and engaging.
to long.
This was the best and easiest test I have taken so far
do it!
Great tool to use for brushing up on your certification.
Fine
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Iv6been a cook 20 years
Helpful in many divisions of my curiosity of food handling. It Let me comprehend the things needed to excel at being on the food industry. Highly recommend!! 10/10
D
Fun
Please review the test questions as they are not accurate according to national food handler’s standards/regs.
Food Manager Reviews
4.9
good
Training was at a good pace and the sections were thorough in detail
The course was great and I learned alot.
Excellent course
Very knowledgeable and easy to follow along..
I loved that it was clear. I could pause to take notes and I could complete it on my own time.
training was focused on major points for food safety.
Get course. easy to listen to and full of information.
awesome!
I really liked how the modules were structured. It was very informative and interesting.
pretty good training except it goes back to beginning of a module if you go forward accidentally
I was good
I was very impressed with this training. It was easy to follow and it covered so much important information for managers to take back and teach their staff.
Great pace and give you the information you need to succeed in this industry
This class was extremely helpful for learning what I needed to obtain a cottage food handler license with my local health department. Thank you!
Learned a lot and everything is understandable
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4.9
N/A
It was pretty straight forward and full of knowledge
This is a good food handlers program. A lot of good information.
I found this training cumbersome and complicated.
Awesome
It would be a lot better if you weren’t forced to watch all 50 min of videos.
Training seems to be thorough and well paced. I guess we’ll see when the test is scored.
no
a lot of things that are good to know about becoming ill from how food places operate
Taking course with AAA is easy and accessible. It also give me time to study more because i can go back to the module for easy access of studying and reading
I received the training I needed in an easy to follow, non-painful, way! Thank you!
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