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The Food and Drug Administration is warning retailers and parents about nicotine and tobacco products packaged to look like candy, cough drops and other corner store items that may appeal to kids and teenagers.—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 21 May 2026 The cough drops were distributed nationwide, including to some discount retail stores for military personnel, veterans, and families, as well as the Discount Drug Mart, and online through the FSA Store and Amazon.—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 15 Apr. 2026 Tagle was sitting next to Prevost as the final vote was being tallied and offered the future pope a cough drop to soothe his throat, the book said.—Reuters, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026 Brands depend on locally available options, but Walmart listed Celestial Seasonings, the tea and beverage company; Ricola, the cough drop maker; vitamin brand Nature's Truth; and Nature’s Garden, the snack company, among the possible samples in the giveaway.—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cough drop