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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
Very easy to do and understand
I enjoyed this course and even learned some new things. You go into it thinking that most of these concepts are common sense, which a lot of it is, but it goes into deeper detail about other aspects that I didn’t even consider
Mimi deserves a raise she is wonderful
Simple, easy to understand
course was very informative and i understood everything explained in the course
Very easy to understand.
Didn’t know different foods had different temperatures to be fully cooked
Didn’t know different foods had such a different temperature range to be fully cooked
Comprehensive information for food handler course.
Thank you I appreciate the option to take online. It was easy to follow.
very helpful
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Great online certification . Well explained videos and ease of use.
It was very fun and informative
this course was easy to follow, short and to the point. very useful information