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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%
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August 30, 2025

Jack G.

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August 30, 2025

Desmond B.

It sucked

August 30, 2025

It was very painful and hard I almost died

Kyle

Pretty simple

August 30, 2025

It was long but not a daunting task

Trevarius H.

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August 30, 2025

Samie J.

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August 30, 2025

Samie J.

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August 30, 2025

Marylou G.

fast and very complete!!

August 30, 2025

I did this course and the exam in like 2 hours, is very well explanatory, examples and the graphics help you to understand better.

Maria J.

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August 30, 2025

Amalia M.

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August 30, 2025

Amalia O.

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August 30, 2025

Turner R.

City Southern Catering Services LLC

August 30, 2025

Fast easy and very informative. Take the test its worth the risk.

Tish

Excellent course

August 30, 2025

very well explained and illustrated

andres

No Title

August 30, 2025

HECTOR C.

Food Handler

August 30, 2025

NA

Taleshiana

food handling and hand washing

August 30, 2025

i review about how to handle food properly and safely

i learn how to risky to not properly wash your hands

aivee V.

Easy and quick lesson

August 29, 2025

Videos were quick and easy to follow, making the final exam very easy.

Christian E.

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August 29, 2025

Zhao M.

Awesome

August 29, 2025

Juan S.

This class was very helpful and easy to follow

August 29, 2025

The learning material is very detail and easy to follow

Charles M.

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%
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Cook

March 8, 2025

A good way to learn all you need to know about how to handle food

Luis V.

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March 8, 2025

It is a good training exercise to learn all you need to know about handling food

Luis V.

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March 8, 2025

Jane

Great Process

March 8, 2025

Everything was simple and easy to follow. I learnt all the objectives required to keep our business and kitchen safe. Great program!

Jacob P.

informative and painless

March 8, 2025

thanks

Kendra

i learned a lot

March 8, 2025

great program

Kendra K.

Easy to follow

March 8, 2025

The way this training is cut to sections and the explanations makes it easy to understand and follow.

Judith S.

Informative

March 8, 2025

Very easy to follow along!

Efstathia G.

No Title

March 8, 2025

Jeremy

Well Done

March 7, 2025

Course was simple, easy to understand, and navigate.

Liz

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March 7, 2025

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.

Rylla S.

Worth the time of course

March 7, 2025

Very well explained

Rodrigo R.

Excellent Food Manager Certification.

March 7, 2025

This online course is well presented and easy to follow. It’s also very convenient and affordable.

Adan

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March 6, 2025

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.

Ben N.

Clear Course

March 6, 2025

Information was clear and easily understood

Teresa N.

My review

March 6, 2025

course is kind of long but very informative and detailed and easy to follow and understand

Caleb B.

No Title

March 6, 2025

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.

Tori

Very informative

March 6, 2025

I enjoyed how simple the training was, it was easy to understand. I particularly like the chapter reviews.

Cereen H.

Great training program

March 6, 2025

The program is pretty clear and explicit.

Geovanni G.

I thought it to be very informative.

March 6, 2025

Easy to understand and very organized.

Crystal

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4.9

Food Protection Training
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Ns

September 26, 2025

Na

Alyssa G.

Knowledge

September 26, 2025

This is a great training course.

Loi P.

great information

September 26, 2025

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.

Angela G.

Ok

September 26, 2025

Good information to know

Steven

No Title

September 26, 2025

Guillermo V.

Food Alergens

September 26, 2025

boring, but very informative and needed. painlesss couse to take, good job.

Richard W.

Very Helpful!

September 26, 2025

The modules are very helpful. I learned a lot about food handling.

Leni K.

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September 26, 2025

Mi L.

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September 26, 2025

Na

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September 26, 2025

daphnie C.

Good

September 25, 2025

very good

Lyla

Good Course and informative

September 25, 2025

Adam

AAA Food Handler Card

September 25, 2025

Great Modules that are simple enough to understand. Informative yet straight to the point! I will definitely recommend this course to anyone else!

Anna C.

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September 25, 2025

Mya

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September 25, 2025

Mya

Easy to study

September 25, 2025

it was really easy to learn and so helpful.

Kangyoung K.

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September 25, 2025

Abraham

No Title

September 25, 2025

The course is easy to follow and informative.

Cha P.

Looooooong

September 25, 2025

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.

B

Great job

September 25, 2025

Its was ok it’s informative just be patient

Tanisha S.

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