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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.
You can access the Food Handler Card online at any time, day or night. It’s built for flexibility, allowing you to learn at your own pace.
The food handler certificate course covers essential food safety topics like personal hygiene, preventing cross-contamination, cleaning procedures, time-temperature control, and safe food handling.
The Food Handler Card full course takes about 1.5 hours to complete. You can start, pause, and resume whenever it works best for your schedule.
The Virginia Food Handlers Card is available for just $6.95. Bulk discounts are also available if you’re an employer training multiple staff members.
The food handler card is recognized statewide in Virginia, including cities and counties such as Virginia Beach and Arlington.
To successfully finish the course, you must pass a 40-question final exam with a 70% or higher score. You get two attempts included.
The Food Handler Certificate course is in English and Spanish to accommodate a diverse workforce.
You will have two opportunities to complete the 40-question test with a 70% or higher passing score.
Upon successful completion, you can instantly download and print your proof of course completion for employer or personal use.
Managers and business owners can track, oversee, and document staff training progress through the admin dashboard.
To renew, determine your card’s expiration date, verify renewal requirements with your health department or employer, retake an approved food handler certificate course, and pass the test.
ANAB-accredited courses ensure the food handler certificate course meets nationally recognized food safety standards, which improves job acceptance and helps meet regulatory requirements.
A food handler card shows your dedication to food safety, strengthens your resume, and can help you qualify for promotions, leadership roles, or advanced certifications.
You can sell non-TCS foods such as baked goods, jams, jellies, dried fruits, dry mixes, roasted coffee, and granola.
For accurate and up-to-date food safety regulations in Virginia, you can contact:
Virginia Department of Health, Food and Environmental Services
109 Governor Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219
Under Virginia’s Home Kitchen Food Processing Exemptions, food safety training is not required if you’re producing and selling non-potentially hazardous foods. However, completing a Food Handler certificate from an ANSI-accredited provider like AAA Food Handler is strongly recommended. It helps ensure you’re following safe food handling practices and builds customer confidence in your products. Please check with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) for full details.https://vafma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-Food-Safety-Summit-Q-A_updated-7-24-2024.pdf
https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/food-food-safety-and-consumer-protection.shtml
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