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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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Long but informative

September 5, 2025

Good modules and engaging.

Kassandra S.

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September 5, 2025

samuel

FOOD HANDLER

September 5, 2025

to long.

Chloe B.

Great and easy

September 5, 2025

This was the best and easiest test I have taken so far

Mary S.

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September 5, 2025

Chloe O.

Great Program!

September 5, 2025

do it!

Nathan S.

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September 5, 2025

Nathan S.

Food Handling

September 5, 2025

Great tool to use for brushing up on your certification.

Kristen

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September 5, 2025

Jaden L.

Food

September 5, 2025

Fine

Angela

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September 5, 2025

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tiera

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September 5, 2025

5752353437

Food handelrs course

September 5, 2025

Iv6been a cook 20 years

LLevar

Best food handling experience!

September 4, 2025

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

Lane

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September 4, 2025

Hank H.

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September 4, 2025

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Good information

September 4, 2025

Fun

Richard C.

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September 4, 2025

Michael B.

Some answers are not accurate on the test

September 4, 2025

Please review the test questions as they are not accurate according to national food handler’s standards/regs.

Amy

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September 4, 2025

Mackenzie B.

Food Manager Reviews

4.9

Food Protection Training
8,249 reviews
4.9
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review

March 27, 2025

good

sarah

Helpful training

March 27, 2025

Training was at a good pace and the sections were thorough in detail

Andrya W.

Great Course!

March 27, 2025

The course was great and I learned alot.

Jere J.

Food Handler Manager

March 27, 2025

Excellent course

Bartholomew N.

Knowledgel course

March 27, 2025

Very knowledgeable and easy to follow along..

Joy

It was clear and I could do it at my own pace.

March 26, 2025

I loved that it was clear. I could pause to take notes and I could complete it on my own time.

Tyler

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March 26, 2025

Michelle

positive learning experience

March 26, 2025

training was focused on major points for food safety.

DEBRA S.

food manager

March 26, 2025

tony S.

Food manager training

March 26, 2025

Get course. easy to listen to and full of information.

Chris

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March 26, 2025

awesome!

rosa

Interesting and good structured

March 26, 2025

I really liked how the modules were structured. It was very informative and interesting.

Olga G.

good stuff

March 26, 2025

pretty good training except it goes back to beginning of a module if you go forward accidentally

Rex S.

my review

March 26, 2025

I was good

Lana C.

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March 26, 2025

KENIA A.

Very informative and speed for training

March 26, 2025

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.

Stephanie U.

Informative and to the point

March 26, 2025

Great pace and give you the information you need to succeed in this industry

Theopolis Y.

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March 25, 2025

sai K.

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March 25, 2025

This class was extremely helpful for learning what I needed to obtain a cottage food handler license with my local health department. Thank you!

Katie H.

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March 25, 2025

Learned a lot and everything is understandable

Nelya

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4.9

Food Protection Training
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GOOOD

September 30, 2025

Varak S.

GOOD

September 30, 2025

N/A

DANIELA S.

Informative

September 30, 2025

It was pretty straight forward and full of knowledge

Christine G.

Good

September 30, 2025

This is a good food handlers program. A lot of good information.

Mileika

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September 30, 2025

Allison M.

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September 30, 2025

aaron

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September 30, 2025

I found this training cumbersome and complicated.

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September 30, 2025

Sara L.

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September 30, 2025

Katrina B.

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September 30, 2025

Charles P.

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September 30, 2025

Charles P.

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September 30, 2025

Awesome

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September 30, 2025

Clarissa

Videos

September 30, 2025

It would be a lot better if you weren’t forced to watch all 50 min of videos.

Mingkai L.

Required review in order to complete test

September 30, 2025

Training seems to be thorough and well paced. I guess we’ll see when the test is scored.

Tom

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September 30, 2025

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bactieria and viruses

September 30, 2025

a lot of things that are good to know about becoming ill from how food places operate

orlandomartinez

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September 30, 2025

Sabryna R.

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September 30, 2025

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

maria H.

Just what I needed!

September 30, 2025

I received the training I needed in an easy to follow, non-painful, way! Thank you!

Katrina W.

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