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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%

Very informative and structured training

October 20, 2025

This was very informative and easy to understand

Jean M.

Different

October 20, 2025

I was getting tired of listening to to person. And at times I was wanting to read so I go a bit faster and I learn better by visual.

Sarah

Separating topics by modules is great

October 20, 2025

This was the most informative and easy to follow trainings. It was separated in modules that made sense and when topics are separated by modules, it uplifts topics necessary for good food handlers.

Ursula

Review

October 20, 2025

This course was easy, time efficient, and beneficial!

Elizabeth R.

No Title

October 20, 2025

Kailea

No Title

October 20, 2025

Kelden S.

Great

October 20, 2025

I am so glad I selected this company for training

Shaquana

Passed with a B

October 20, 2025

It was a great course

Jayveeon T.

Informative & Simple

October 20, 2025

The presentation was well put together & easy to digest. I also appreciated the ability to turn on subtitles.

Sierra D.

Florida Food Handler

October 19, 2025

very important information to have

Denny B.

Good

October 19, 2025

Good

PABLO A.

It’s was good

October 19, 2025

It was short 48 videos

Naria C.

Great Course

October 19, 2025

The course was interactive, easy to follow, highly educational, and informative.

Dulce

Good

October 19, 2025

Good

Naria

No Title

October 19, 2025

great speed, length, and not boring

Alejandra G.

It was ok

October 19, 2025

Fairly informative and affective.

William H.

Lots of information

October 19, 2025

They give you a lot of information all at once and then you do the test but I think that’s a good way of seeing if the person was actually paying attention or not

Gabby

Good

October 19, 2025

Good

Good

Fully informative

October 19, 2025

Alondra

Pass

October 19, 2025

Is not dificult

Elizee J.

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%

Clarity

October 3, 2025

very clear and precise information.

Kim C.

learned a lot of important topics

October 2, 2025

very informative

Pedro J.

It was highly intuited

October 2, 2025

IN learn a lot I didn’t know I was making too many mistakes at home risking my health and my family what a great lesson. I would recommend to everyone this website to everyone who want to get into the food business Mary was great tutorial.

Leevan S.

Clear

October 2, 2025

Very helpful. Thanks!

Maria

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.

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.

Food Manager

October 2, 2025

Food Manager was great.

Rita P.

Very thorough

October 2, 2025

This Food Manager Course is very thorough and informative.

Linda

Navigation was awkward

October 2, 2025

I learned some new things from this course, even though I have taken this type of course many times before. I liked the fresh, colorful images used in the course. I kept thinking, “I want to eat that food.”

It was often difficult to recognize when the course wanted input other than clicking Next Module. It was visually unclear that I was supposed to do something else in order to progress. This led to having to go back and redo a module unnecessarily. I felt like the Next Module button shouldn’t have worked if I wasn’t ready to proceed. That, at least, would have prompted me to look for another needed input.

Ben

Online Food Safety Certification

October 2, 2025

This was a fun interactive food safety certification course highly recommend

Elvis

No Title

October 2, 2025

Sam

long

October 2, 2025

pay attention

steve

No Title

October 1, 2025

bria B.

awsome

October 1, 2025

BAYRAM G.

No Title

October 1, 2025

Jose R.

MSG info is outdated

October 1, 2025

The course mentions MSG as a negative in food. The crusade against MSG over the last few decades has been proven to be a racially fueled campaign to drive Chinese and other Asian owned restaurants out of business. To not remove and alter that information and acknowledge this only serves to perpetuate a racist anti Asian Rhetoric. I hope you will recognize that continuing to say and spread this misinformation is harmful.

Adrian S.

Excellent job

October 1, 2025

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

Tracye

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

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.

No Title

October 1, 2025

Mireya

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%

No Title

August 28, 2025

Brea C.

Great course!

August 28, 2025

Amazing course!

Cesare D.

Claro

August 28, 2025

In curso Claro y entendible

Gonzalo C.

No Title

August 27, 2025

Carol C.

rieview

August 27, 2025

nick

review

August 27, 2025

great

nick

No Title

August 27, 2025

lu

No Title

August 26, 2025

sarah S.

long but informative

August 25, 2025

I would have liked to have more practical scenarios; for example how to cut a customer off if they have had too much to drink. More demonstrations or roll playing.

Polly B.

draining and exhausting

August 25, 2025

overwhelming learning about alcohol and drugs for 4 hours, but helpful to have the knowledge in my profession. Makes me want to have a drink for anxiety,

Lori S.

draining and exhausting

August 25, 2025

it is overwhelming to hear all about the drugs and alcohal but helpful to be aware.

Santo S.

No Ability to Test if Info Already Known

August 25, 2025

I took this course every time my certificate needed renewal. I know the information by heart. No chance to skip the material and get to the test.

Tess

Simple and straightforward

August 25, 2025

Easy to follow.

Flavio

Informative

August 25, 2025

Simple, effective and speedy process.

Gabriel

No Title

August 25, 2025

Norma

Victoria

August 24, 2025

Victoria

No Title

August 24, 2025

Good

Katelin M.

short segments to the point

August 24, 2025

amie

Great Training

August 23, 2025

This course is easy to navigate, very straight forward, and very informative. I have taken this course many times over the years and its always a great refresher especially wnen you have moved or changed companies and you realize some of the things that may need to be shared or taken care of that were already done at your prior establishment so they were kindof out of sight out of mind and this course gives you the easy answers to correct those issues.

gary

No Title

August 23, 2025

tiajanea D.

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%
Very good5%
Average1%
Poor0%
Terrible1%

Professional

November 6, 2025

Clear, easy to understand, with questions to check yourself after each chapter

Don

No Title

November 6, 2025

Robert K.

great

November 6, 2025

great

marcus

No Title

November 6, 2025

The course was very clear and well-organized. I learned a lot and was really happy with the overall experience.

Highly recommend!

Hadas R.

Excellent course!

November 6, 2025

This course is very helpful and provides useful information for anyone joining the food service industry.

Kiersten T.

Shirt well explained course.

November 6, 2025

It was a well explained short course , nothing confusing and well organized.

Cielo S.

No Title

November 6, 2025

Irene

No Title

November 6, 2025

oscar B.

No Title

November 6, 2025

antonio S.

Great

November 6, 2025

Great

Wei H.

30/30

November 6, 2025

It’s straight laced and leaves one feeling informed about food safety. The course and test is very straight laced and food industry promising, Thanks

Wansford F.

Thanks very informative safe and industry promising

November 6, 2025

Wansford F.

No Title

November 6, 2025

great course to go through!

Shelly

Great Information

November 6, 2025

Gives great information about how to keep and maintain a clean working environment.

Ka V.

No Title

November 6, 2025

Maria

No Title

November 6, 2025

Demetria B.

No Title

November 6, 2025

muy interesante toda la informacion proporcionada

daniela

No Title

November 6, 2025

It’s very important to know these things

Sylvester D.

No Title

November 6, 2025

everything was explained in a very simple way to understand

Shiree W.

Food safety

November 6, 2025

Very good course covering this important topic

John

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%

No Title

August 28, 2025

Brea C.

Great course!

August 28, 2025

Amazing course!

Cesare D.

Claro

August 28, 2025

In curso Claro y entendible

Gonzalo C.

No Title

August 27, 2025

Carol C.

rieview

August 27, 2025

nick

review

August 27, 2025

great

nick

No Title

August 27, 2025

lu

No Title

August 26, 2025

sarah S.

long but informative

August 25, 2025

I would have liked to have more practical scenarios; for example how to cut a customer off if they have had too much to drink. More demonstrations or roll playing.

Polly B.

draining and exhausting

August 25, 2025

overwhelming learning about alcohol and drugs for 4 hours, but helpful to have the knowledge in my profession. Makes me want to have a drink for anxiety,

Lori S.

draining and exhausting

August 25, 2025

it is overwhelming to hear all about the drugs and alcohal but helpful to be aware.

Santo S.

No Ability to Test if Info Already Known

August 25, 2025

I took this course every time my certificate needed renewal. I know the information by heart. No chance to skip the material and get to the test.

Tess

Simple and straightforward

August 25, 2025

Easy to follow.

Flavio

Informative

August 25, 2025

Simple, effective and speedy process.

Gabriel

No Title

August 25, 2025

Norma

Victoria

August 24, 2025

Victoria

No Title

August 24, 2025

Good

Katelin M.

short segments to the point

August 24, 2025

amie

Great Training

August 23, 2025

This course is easy to navigate, very straight forward, and very informative. I have taken this course many times over the years and its always a great refresher especially wnen you have moved or changed companies and you realize some of the things that may need to be shared or taken care of that were already done at your prior establishment so they were kindof out of sight out of mind and this course gives you the easy answers to correct those issues.

gary

No Title

August 23, 2025

tiajanea D.

Food Allergen Reviews

5.0

Food Protection Training
95 reviews
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4.9

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