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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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Aaa food handlers

September 4, 2025

VERY QUICK AND PRETTY EASY.

Azaria T.

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maya

Great information

September 4, 2025

The videos honestly explained everything so well that the test was pretty easy.

Antaniya

Straightforward

September 4, 2025

The overall experience, while time consuming, was very straight forward and I am satisfied with my experience

Luis

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September 4, 2025

Deandre F.

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September 4, 2025

Kellan

To The Point

September 4, 2025

Was it boring? Yeah. But was it to the point? Also yes. This training didn’t drag on and gave clear information on how to handle food in a safe way. I took a star away because some of the questions in the exam were so badly worded I had to decode what they meant. It was only a couple questions but annoying enough to be an issue.

Rebecca

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September 4, 2025

Learned a lot of things on how to prepare food properly.

Maria H.

Easy

September 4, 2025

Was informative and easy to follow

Mahnam

Sceptical

September 4, 2025

I don’t know what I scored. Did I pass or fail. No email no text with results I have no idea. Besides that it was a good course good job

Kody L.

Great explanations

September 4, 2025

The course was easily understood due to the explanations provided with each category.

Cathy M.

ai-generated, but helpful

September 4, 2025

Lana Y.

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September 4, 2025

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elia C.

Quick and Easy

September 4, 2025

Most Food handlers course’s I’ve taken takes hours and this one was just under an hour and was easy to follow

Joshua C.

Narrator's tone seemed like a computer generated one.

September 4, 2025

This course was informative but the narrator sounded somewhat like a robot which could be easy to lose focus with.

Bryana F.

Food Manager Reviews

4.9

Food Protection Training
8,249 reviews
4.9
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This made my training convenient for me.

March 25, 2025

I enjoyed Maria and the course was very informative, and the interaction kept me engaged.

Whitney S.

Great

March 25, 2025

Great Info

Nicholas L.

Thorough

March 25, 2025

I learned a lot of valuable information when managing food and am excited for the next steps!

Maddoe

Well taught

March 25, 2025

Everything was explained in a very logical manner and easy to comprehend.

Anesha

Good information

March 25, 2025

The information is well taught and very usefull.

Emerson B.

food Manager

March 25, 2025

The course was very informative and detailed I highly recommended to others.

Dailys

Easy to follow

March 25, 2025

Like that it hit every point. The pictures on power point very insightful.

Jessica W.

Concise and Informative

March 25, 2025

I think that this course is very informative and straightforward. I enjoyed it, and I learned a few things that I did not know before taking it.

Jared

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March 25, 2025

Jeimy M.

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March 25, 2025

Mark P.

Good

March 24, 2025

Emerson H.

Well put together content

March 24, 2025

The content was easy to follow and informative.

Amy G.

Informative

March 24, 2025

Overall, it gave a nice summation of the expectations and reality of being a feed manager.

Matthew K.

food handling info

March 24, 2025

It was very useful and I learnt a lot of useful information regarding food handling. Thanks to AAA

Mary S.

Solid course

March 24, 2025

Covered all the material and easy to follow

Gil

An Afternoon Well Spent

March 24, 2025

I live in NJ and am required to take the Food Manager course to become a certified Cottage Kitchen home baker. The AAA Food Handler course was informative and fast. The time passed pleasantly and I hopefully learned a few things I didn’t already know! It was very easy to navigate and I look forward to taking the practice tests with enough success to be able to take the real one shortly.

Susan R.

Informative and to the point

March 24, 2025

I appreciate having the opportunity to correctly manage and operate my food service business. This is a great streamlined program that I could fit in to my busy schedule. Thank you!

Jordon W.

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March 24, 2025

Emma B.

Great course

March 24, 2025

New to the industry this course was Very informative, I learned ALOT

Alexi S.

Food Manager course

March 24, 2025

Very informative and well explained.

Dale L.

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4.9

Food Protection Training
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4.9
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September 30, 2025

Charles P.

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September 30, 2025

Awesome

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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.

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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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September 30, 2025

josue

AAA DIAMOND PACKAGE

September 30, 2025

All went well with training. Very informative and i feel like it set you up for success!

Aaron H.

Not too bad

September 30, 2025

For a mandatory course..it was pretty good.

Tommy L.

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September 30, 2025

Ismael

AMAZINGLY EASY

September 30, 2025

super easy and cheap

Alex R.

Great Program

September 30, 2025

Videos were informative and easy to watch. Test was straightforward.

Codi

The acronyms FATTOM is very crucial for everyone to know even though one is not working in a public food place.

September 30, 2025

FatTom si an acronyms that highlights 6 stages bacteria can grow faster in food. These are:

Food – Acidity – Temperature – Time – Oxygen – Moisture.

While all of them are very important to know, for me the stand out one is Temperature. It shows you the diffence between the cooking temperature, the fridge temperature and the danger zone temperature which are some key elemeents to know in order to prevent the growth of bacteria in food.

Robenson G.

Easy to use progam

September 29, 2025

Comprehensive but easy to follow and understand

Christine

The training was informative, but painfully long.

September 29, 2025

It was incredibly hard to stay focused after the 1 hour mark and feel if I didn’t already do food handling training before, I would have struggled with the exam.

Joel

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