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Senior reporter @snopes. 2nd prize in 3rd grade Halloween art contest. Attended Bama's 21-0 home loss to USM in 2000 and 38-3 Rose Bowl loss to Indiana in 2026.
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Does Quaker instant strawberries and cream oatmeal contain castoreum from beaver butts?

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By Jordan Liles Verified
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Britannica Editors. "Castoreum." Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/science/castoreum. Burdock, G. A. "Safety Assessment of Castoreum Extract as a Food Ingredient." International Journal of Toxicology, vol. 26, no. 1, 2007, pp. 51–55. PubMed, https://doi.org/10.1080/10915810601120145. Burdock, George A. Fenaroli's Handbook of Flavor Ingredients. Fourth Edition, CRC Press, 2001. ———. Fenaroli's Handbook of Flavor Ingredients. Sixth Edition, CRC Press, 2016.
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Quaker instant strawberries and cream oatmeal allegedly contains beaver butt secretions. Here's what we know

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By Jordan Liles Verified
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Jordan Liles via Snopes.com Quaker Oats' instant strawberries and cream oatmeal does not contain castoreum, despite online rumors claiming otherwise. Castoreum, an oily substance derived from a beaver's anal glands, received a "Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)" classification in 1977 for use as a natural flavoring agent.
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Did Kurt Russell say, 'Children don't need new genders, they need normal parents'?

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By Jordan Liles Verified
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Claim: Actor Kurt Russell once said, "Children don't need new genders, they need normal parents." Rating: Incorrect Attribution ( About this rating? In July 2026, people claimed film and TV actor Kurt Russell once said, "Children don't need new genders, they need normal parents." For example, on July 24, David J. Harris Jr., who hosts the Newsmax TV show "The Pulse," posted on Facebook ( archived ) a photo of Russell that displayed the word "BREAKING" with two police car light emojis.
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