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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
It was very painful and hard I almost died
It was long but not a daunting task
I did this course and the exam in like 2 hours, is very well explanatory, examples and the graphics help you to understand better.
Fast easy and very informative. Take the test its worth the risk.
very well explained and illustrated
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i review about how to handle food properly and safely
i learn how to risky to not properly wash your hands
Videos were quick and easy to follow, making the final exam very easy.
The learning material is very detail and easy to follow
Food Manager Reviews
4.9
A good way to learn all you need to know about how to handle food
It is a good training exercise to learn all you need to know about handling food
Everything was simple and easy to follow. I learnt all the objectives required to keep our business and kitchen safe. Great program!
thanks
great program
The way this training is cut to sections and the explanations makes it easy to understand and follow.
Very easy to follow along!
Course was simple, easy to understand, and navigate.
Certain parts of this training are out of order. For example, trichinosis was not mentioned in the video until after the “review” section which contained a question on it. Additionally, the AI or voice actor reading the words mispronounced several of them.
Very well explained
This online course is well presented and easy to follow. It’s also very convenient and affordable.
The course was quick and covered a lot of information in a relatively short period of time. Interface could be a little better as far as the interactions go.
Information was clear and easily understood
course is kind of long but very informative and detailed and easy to follow and understand
Some parts were a bit repetitive and the AI lady voice was a bit hard to follow, but otherwise the whole course made sense and the review sessions were very helpful.
I enjoyed how simple the training was, it was easy to understand. I particularly like the chapter reviews.
The program is pretty clear and explicit.
Easy to understand and very organized.
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4.9
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This is a great training course.
The Class was very Informative. I just wish I would have gotten the results of the test rather then just that I passed so I would know where I went wrong if I went wrong anywhere.
Good information to know
boring, but very informative and needed. painlesss couse to take, good job.
The modules are very helpful. I learned a lot about food handling.
very good
Great Modules that are simple enough to understand. Informative yet straight to the point! I will definitely recommend this course to anyone else!
it was really easy to learn and so helpful.
The course is easy to follow and informative.
It was broken down into a lot of different lessons when it could have just been a few long videos. It took way too long.
Its was ok it’s informative just be patient
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