As such, the FDA has classified the New Mexico Pinon Coffee pod recall as a Class III risk. The FDA defines such a risk as “a ...

The company’s single-use coffee pods—also known as K-cups—are made of polypropylene plastic, a material that experts warn is not as recyclable as consumers have been led to think.

Keurig said it is finally rolling out plastic-free, environmentally friendly coffee pods -- but there's a major catch.