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Bodum USA Recalls 5.9 Million French Press Coffee Makers with Replaceable Glass Carafes Due to Risk of Serious Burn Injury

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CPSCRecall 27055Home & outdoor

What to do

Repair

Consumers should stop using metal spoons or utensils to stir coffee in the glass carafe immediately and contact Bodum to receive a plastic Bodum stirring spoon and warning label. The label reminds consumers not to use cracked or damaged carafes and not to use metal spoons to stir contents in the glass carafe in order to avoid damaging the glass, which can lead to breakage during use.
Text from CPSC, unedited.

Contact (CPSC): Bodum USA toll-free at 888-879-8213 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at Bodum3302@sedgwick.com, or online at www.bodumfrenchpressrecall.expertinquiry.com or www.bodum.com and click on “Recall Information” for more information.

Read the official notice on cpsc.gov (opens in a new tab)

Hazard

Why it was recalled

The carafe can unexpectedly break during use if the glass carafe is damaged or cracked, including by use of a metal spoon to stir the coffee, posing a risk of serious burn injuries.
Text from CPSC, unedited.

Incidents and injuries (CPSC): Bodum USA has identified 70 reports of carafes breaking during use, including 48 reports of burns to consumers

Recalled Bodum Brazil French Press
Recalled Bodum Brazil French Press Photo: CPSC.

Is it yours? Products and codes

This recall involves Bodum 8-cup and 12-cup Bistro, Brazil, Caffettiera, Chambord, Crema, Java, Jesper, and Kenya model French Press coffee makers with replaceable glass carafes. The Bodum name appears on the frame and inner lid of most models, and is engraved, along with product warnings, on the glass carafes. Additional photos and model-identifying information are available on the recall website.
Text from CPSC, unedited.

  • Bodum French Press coffee makers with 8-cup and 12-cup replaceable glass carafes (Bistro, Brazil, Caffettiera, Chambord, Crema, Java, Jesper, and Kenya models)

    Quantity
    5.9 million

Where it was sold (CPSC): Sold At: Target, Walmart, and coffee and home goods stores nationwide and online at Bodum.com, Amazon.com, Target.com, Walmart.com and other online retailers from 1974 through October 2026 for about $15 to $65.

More photos from CPSC

  • Recalled Bodum Chambord French Press
    Recalled Bodum Chambord French Press
  • Recalled Bodum Kenya French Press
    Recalled Bodum Kenya French Press
  • Identifying text on Bodum French Press Carafe
    Identifying text on Bodum French Press Carafe

About this record

Issued by
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Firm
Bodum USA

If someone was hurt or swallowed something: call 911, or Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222.

Checking this recall, step by step

Four steps, in this order. Nothing on this page replaces the advice of the agency or of your pharmacist, doctor or dealer.

  1. Read the lot, code or model printed on your package and compare it with the codes in “Is it yours?” below.
  2. If it matches, follow the instruction under “What to do” and the contact of the firm.
  3. Open the official notice to confirm the current text: agencies can update a recall after this page was collected.
  4. Copy, share or print the notice for the pharmacy, the store, the dealer or the family member who owns the product.

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About this recall

What is the hazard?

CPSC states: “The carafe can unexpectedly break during use if the glass carafe is damaged or cracked, including by use of a metal spoon to stir the coffee, posing a risk of serious burn injuries.”

What should owners do?

CPSC states: “Consumers should stop using metal spoons or utensils to stir coffee in the glass carafe immediately and contact Bodum to receive a plastic Bodum stirring spoon and warning label. The label reminds consumers not to use cracked or damaged carafes and not to use metal spoons to stir contents in the glass carafe in order to avoid damaging the glass, which can lead to breakage during use.”

Which products are included?

CPSC states: “This recall involves Bodum 8-cup and 12-cup Bistro, Brazil, Caffettiera, Chambord, Crema, Java, Jesper, and Kenya model French Press coffee makers with replaceable glass carafes. The Bodum name appears on the frame and inner lid of most models, and is engraved, along with product warnings, on the glass carafes. Additional photos and model-identifying information are available on the recall website.”

When was this recall published?

CPSC published recall 27055 on October 29, 2026.

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