Teabloom Toulouse Borosilicate Glass French Press (Tea Press), 24 oz, Dawn Rose

1. What touches the water and coffee 45% of the rating 4 of 5

   Glass beaker, lid and handle with an 18/10 stainless steel plunger and filter, and no plastic listed; the one other part Teabloom names is a silicone washer under the knob. The glass is tinted, and what colors it is not stated.

2. Independent testing 10% of the rating 3 of 5

   Teabloom’s own SGS report (2024) found no leachable lead in the glass of four colors including this one, and Lead Safe Mama says its XRF screening found no lead (2025, no numbers published). Glass and lead only: the steel, cadmium and other metals were not tested.

3. Durability 20% of the rating 2 of 5

   Glass breaks, and Amazon’s review summary mentions cracking, thin glass, a poor lid fit and grounds getting past the filter. Teabloom’s warranty is 90 days (one year if registered within 14 days), and we found no spare beaker or filter for the Toulouse.

4. Trust 10% of the rating 3 of 5

   No Prop 65 notice, FDA recall or CPSC recall names it, and it now publishes an SGS lead report. But in 2021 Lead Safe Mama found lead paint on a Teabloom teapot’s logo and Teabloom threatened legal action over her video; she reported the logos removed in 2022.

5. Value 15% of the rating 4 of 5

   $39.95 from Teabloom and $29.95 on Amazon for 24 oz of glass and steel, close to the Chemex ($49.50) and well below the Frieling steel press (from $115).

The rating, 3.4 of 5, is the weighted average of these scores. See how we rank coffee makers & gear and our standard.

• Amazon (opens in a new tab) approx. $29.95 for the 24 oz Dawn Rose. Sold by Teabloom, the brand’s own storefront, and shipped by Amazon; list price $39.95. Rated 4.0 of 5 from 154 ratings. We found no other US store: Walmart’s search returned no match (only a Dusk Grey reseller at $53.91), and Teabloom’s wholesale site is for registered retailers.

Prices as we saw them on November 3, 2026. They change often. These links carry no tracking code and earn us nothing.

1. Beaker, lid, handle and base: 2 mm thick borosilicate glass in a Dawn Rose tint (Teabloom’s spec page; its brew guide and photos show a glass lid, handle and base)
2. Plunger rod, knob and mesh filter: 18/10 stainless steel (Teabloom’s spec page; the photos show a steel mesh disc)
3. A food-grade silicone washer between the knob and the glass lid (Teabloom’s spec page)

• Paid certification SGS-CSTC Standards Technical Services (Shanghai), for Teabloom, LLC (Teabloom paid for it) August 2024

  Report SHAHL24017074501, 2 August 2024, on four samples of the “Toulouse Tea Press, 800 mL”, one per color (Ice Clear, Frost White, Dusk Grey, Dawn Rose), each listed as a glass “kettle” and shown in the report’s photos as the glass beaker with its handle: leachable lead by ICP-MS under Canada’s Kettles Regulations was not detected in any, at a reporting limit and limit of 0.01 ppm, so all four passed. The lid, foot, stainless steel, silicone washer, cadmium and other metals are not listed as tested. The report says 800 mL where the listing says 700 mL (24 oz). Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

• Independent Lead Safe Mama (XRF screening by its own team; the site earns affiliate income, including on this press’s Amazon link) August 2025

  Lists the Toulouse press as its favorite lead-free, plastic-free French press and says XRF tests by its team found no lead in the cups, mugs and French presses on its list. XRF reads the surface and no readings are published for this press. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Is the glass lead-free, and who says so?

Teabloom paid SGS for a leachable-lead report (opens in a new tab) that found none in the glass of all four colors (reporting limit 0.01 ppm). It is reached through a QR code on the “Lead Safe” badge on its listing images, and that badge rests on a report for glass and lead only. Lead Safe Mama, an advocacy business, says its own XRF screening of the press found no lead (2025 list (opens in a new tab)). Neither tested the steel or looked for cadmium. See our lead guide.

What happened with Teabloom and lead paint?

In April 2021 Lead Safe Mama reported (opens in a new tab) lead paint on the logo of a Teabloom glass teapot marketed as lead-free, at 5,000 to 6,000 ppm by XRF on the bottom of the pot. Teabloom replied that its own U.S. test had passed lead and cadmium, that the logo is outside and on the base and does not touch the drink, and that it would pursue legal action unless the video came down within 24 hours (her post of the email (opens in a new tab)). In November 2022 she reported (opens in a new tab) that Teabloom had removed the lead-painted logos; we found no report that Teabloom took legal action. Teabloom’s photos of the Dawn Rose Toulouse show clear and pink glass with a steel knob and filter and no printed logo or decoration (the underside of the foot is not shown), and its specs list no paint or print.

Is it really plastic-free?

Teabloom calls it “100% plastic-free”. Its spec page lists borosilicate glass, 18/10 stainless steel and a food-grade silicone washer between the knob and the lid, and the photos show a glass lid, handle and base with a steel mesh filter. No plastic is listed, but the washer is silicone, not glass or steel.

Does the SGS report cover this exact press?

It covers the Toulouse Tea Press in Ice Clear, Frost White, Dusk Gray and Dawn Rose, but names the size as 800 mL while Teabloom’s page and Amazon say 700 mL (24 oz). The model names match, so we read it as the same press, but we could not confirm the volume difference. Its test samples are the glass beakers, so the lid, foot and steel parts are not shown as tested.

Could the pink tint add metals?

Teabloom does not say what colors the glass, and the SGS report tests lead only. Lead Safe Mama’s screening reportedly covered this color, since its link goes to the Dawn Rose listing, but it published no readings. Teabloom’s own site sells an Ice Clear (opens in a new tab) version at $39.95 that has no tint and the same report.

Does it break or leak grounds?

Some buyers say so. Amazon’s listing shows 4.0 of 5 from 154 ratings, 13% of them one star, and its review summary mentions cracking, thin glass, lid fit and grounds slipping past the filter. Borosilicate resists heat shock but breaks if dropped, and Teabloom says not to microwave this press. Its warranty page (opens in a new tab) gives 90 days (one year if you register within 14 days) and a free replacement for a broken item if you send photos.

Does a French press raise cholesterol?

A press leaves in the coffee oils, cafestol and kahweol, that paper filters remove and that raise LDL cholesterol (our coffee page). If that matters to you, pour the coffee through a paper filter or use a paper-filter brewer.

• Teabloom posts an SGS test report for the Toulouse: no leachable lead in the glass of four colors, to a 0.01 ppm limit.
• The materials are listed: borosilicate glass, 18/10 stainless steel and a silicone washer, with no plastic.
• Lead Safe Mama, which has found lead paint on glass French presses before, says its XRF screening of this one found none.
• It costs $29.95 on Amazon, sold by Teabloom itself, or $39.95 from the maker.

• The report is Teabloom’s own, covers glass and lead only, and names an 800 mL size where the listing says 700 mL. The “Lead Safe” badge on the listing images rests on it. Lead Safe Mama published no readings for this press and earns affiliate income from its link.
• Teabloom had lead-painted logos on a teapot in 2021 and threatened legal action over Lead Safe Mama’s video; it removed them by 2022.
• The glass is tinted, and Teabloom does not say how. The Ice Clear version avoids the question.
• Some reviewers report cracks, a loose lid and grounds slipping past the filter. The warranty is 90 days, or one year if registered, and we found no spare beaker or filter for the Toulouse.
• We found only Amazon besides Teabloom. A press keeps the oils that paper filters remove.

1. Teabloom: Toulouse Tea Press, Dawn Rose (product page). Maker’s page. Seen 2 and 3 November 2026: $39.95; 24 oz (700 mL); materials and care tab (borosilicate glass, 18/10 stainless steel, silicone washer); do not microwave. States no country of origin. Its photos show no printing on the glass. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
2. Teabloom: Toulouse Tea Press, Ice Clear (product page). Maker’s page. The untinted version, $39.95. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
3. Teabloom: Warranty & Returns. Maker’s page. Opened 3 November 2026. 90-day warranty on all teaware, plus one year if registered within 14 days; damage claims need photos, and Teabloom mails a free replacement. A site search for Toulouse and for replacement parts found no spare parts for this press. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
4. SGS test report SHAHL24017074501: Teabloom Toulouse Tea Press, leachable lead (2 August 2024). Test report. Re-opened 3 November 2026, photos included. Client Teabloom, LLC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; four glass samples, one per color, shown as the glass beaker with handle; not detected at 0.01 ppm; Canada Kettles Regulations method; tested 29 July to 1 August 2024. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
5. Amazon listing: Teabloom Toulouse Tea Press and Coffee Maker, 24 oz, Dawn Rose. Independent source. Re-opened 3 November 2026: $29.95 (list $39.95), ships from Amazon and sold by Teabloom; 4.0 of 5 from 154 ratings (5 stars 60%, 1 star 13%); “18/10 stainless steel”, “100% Plastic-Free”, “see their SGS Report in the images”; review summary on cracking, thin glass, lid fit and filtration. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
6. Lead Safe Mama: Coffee & Tea Time with Lead Safe Mama, 2025 edition (31 August 2025). Test report. Lists a French press as its favorite lead-free, plastic-free one; its shortened Amazon link resolves to the Teabloom Toulouse 24 oz listing (B0DJ8T42TD), the one we list. Says its team’s XRF testing found no lead in the cups, mugs and French presses listed. All its Amazon links are affiliate links. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
7. Lead Safe Mama: lead paint on a Teabloom glass teapot (8 April 2021). Test report. Re-opened 3 November 2026. A video post about a teapot with a lead-painted logo, made in China; her follow-up says the XRF reading on the bottom logo was 5,000 to 6,000 ppm lead. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
8. Lead Safe Mama: Teabloom’s email threatening legal action (20 April 2021). Test report. Re-opened 3 November 2026. Teabloom’s email says its own U.S. test passed lead and cadmium, that the logo does not touch the drink, and that it would pursue legal action if the video was not removed within 24 hours. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
9. Lead Safe Mama: a good lead-free choice for the holidays, glass teapots (13 November 2022). Test report. Says Teabloom removed the lead-painted logos from its glass teapots. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
10. Teabloom blog: Teabloom is officially tested as lead-free (11 January 2024). Maker’s page. Maker’s claim that its Celebration teapot was tested lead-free inside and out by ISO-certified labs in the US and Canada; a different product from the Toulouse. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
11. Lead Safe Mama: lead in a green Bodum French press (13 December 2017). Test report. 5,562 ppm lead in the white exterior writing on a Bodum press, tested by XRF: why we ask whether a glass press carries printed logos. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
12. California Attorney General: Prop 65 60-day notice search (violator “Teabloom”). Certifier or regulator listing. Searched 2 and 3 November 2026: no notice for “Teabloom”. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
13. openFDA: food enforcement reports, recalling firm Teabloom. Certifier or regulator listing. Searched 2 and 3 November 2026: no matches (the device endpoint also returned none); the CPSC title search for Teabloom and Tea Bloom returned no recall. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

• Frieling Double-Wall Stainless Steel French Press All stainless steel and unbreakable, but from about $115.
• Chemex Classic Six Cup Borosilicate glass with a paper filter, about $49.50, and the paper removes the oils a press leaves in.
• Kalita Wave 185 stainless steel dripper A single piece of steel with a paper filter, about $42, with no testing.

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