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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.
To earn your certificate, complete the online course and score at least 70% on the final exam. Once you pass, you can immediately download your food handler card from South Dakota.
The Food Handler Certificate course includes food safety basics like handwashing, cleaning practices, cross-contamination prevention, temperature control, and safe food preparation.
Enrollment is open 24/7. Since the course is 100% online, you can start learning anytime, day or night.
The Food Handler Certificate lowers the chances of foodborne illness outbreaks, ensures compliance with health regulations, and improves overall food safety in the workplace.
The South Dakota Food Handlers Card course takes about 1.5 hours and is designed for flexibility. You can start, pause, and resume anytime. It’s affordable at $6.95, with bulk discounts available for employers training multiple team members.
You get two chances to pass the final exam. If you fail the first time, you can review the course material and retake it.
After passing the exam, you’ll instantly access your Certificate of Completion online to download or print at your convenience, or share with your employer.
The Food Handler course is in English and Spanish, supporting multiple languages to match each learner’s preference.
Managers can access a tracking dashboard to assign courses, monitor progress, and download reports on employee completion.
It’s interactive, meets state guidelines, and offers a satisfaction guarantee, all at an affordable price with flexible access.
Even if hands look clean, they can carry pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus. Without proper handwashing, these microorganisms can transfer to food, leading to contamination and potential foodborne illnesses.
You can sell baked goods (no cream or custard fillings), jams, jellies, dry mixes, roasted coffee beans, and some canned goods. Foods like meat, dairy, and honey are not allowed.
You can sell at your home, farmers markets, roadside stands, and online (with in-person delivery). Sales through third-party vendors are not permitted.
Anyone involved in preparing, handling, or serving food—such as restaurant staff, cafeteria workers, or food truck employees, may be required to have an accredited food handler card, depending on state regulations.
You can contact the South Dakota Department of Health for official food safety information:
Address:
South Dakota Department of Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, South Dakota 57501
Yes, if you’re selling certain homemade foods like canned goods or pies with cream fillings, you need to complete a Food Handler certificate. If you’re only selling non-temperature-controlled foods, food safety training isn’t required but still recommended.
Food Handler Reviews
4.9
Great
very through and informative
Clearly explained modules that virtually guarantee a passing grade if you pay attention.
I have had my food handlers card in the past and went through a different website to obtain it. I got this website from my current supervisor and honestly this website was very informative. Considering that this is women owned, things are explained in a good detail. 1.5 hours of this does seem long but it is not. I learned some new information from the last time I took it and also the final exam was 40 questions. Final exam questions were fairly simple and reflected everything that was talked about.
easy and concise to follow
It was informative and good learning material.
Well worth it & Very Recommended
Very Easy & Recommended
Me gusto lo bien explicados que estan los modulos y la informacion tan importante
The information was clear and concise.
Modules was short and to the point. Very informative on food handling.
Accessed through mobile phone and found the course to be a bit slow
Definitely interesting. I’ve had to take this course several times over my life and this one kept my attention well. The narrator used had a good voice and having to interact at times kept me on my toes. I liked it overall and will be back if available when it is time to do it again.
The information makes one aware of how to protect yourself and your loved ones from needless illnesses by using preventive measures, common sense and paying attention to the potetntial hazards and cross contamination when it comes to handing food. This info also keeps me alert when I am being served in a restaurant. Just recently, I was at a restaurant, and was served my meal with white bread instead of pita bread. I brought it to the server’s attention, he apologized and he grabbed the two pieces of bread off my plate. We thought that was kind of weird, but at least he was nice about it, and wearing gloves. However, he touched other things with his gloves, since he was busy serving other people. If I knew then, that that would’ve been a violation, I think I would’ve told the manager, instead of letting it go. Even though some of this info is common sense, it is helpful to bring the topic up with an explanation to back up the standards. Otherwise, it is very easy to let things slide. Also, there are specific info that I wasn’t aware of, like how many degrees should you receive food when hot or when cold. Overall, this course was very insightful. I kept thinking my whole family should take this course, so we can all be on the same page. I also feel the need to practice these guidelines regularly in my own home kitchen.
simple and informative.
This course goes into great depth and provides an in depth understanding of food safety.
Great program
Easy and straight to the point
This course was sufficient in preparing me for the food handlers test