A BISCUIT-lover was devastated to find no jam in his Jammie Dodger. Richard Freeman had settled down for a cuppa when he realised he had been short-changed on his shortcake sandwich. He explained: “It was towards the end of the packet when I discovered two biscuits together without any jam.
It was traumatic to say the least.” Zoologist Richard, 53, added: “I’ve been attacked by a cobra, stalked by a tiger in Sumatra and caught in a tornado in the Gobi desert. But when a man can’t have a whole jammie dodger with his cup of tea, then something is wrong.
” He blames a lack of quality control at Burton’s Biscuits, which has produced the family favourite for more than 60 years, Richard, of Exeter , added: “Standards are going downhill. They need people in the factories to step up to the mark.” Russell Smith, brand lead at Jammie Dodgers , said an updated recipe had caused problems on the production line, adding: “We extend our deepest apologies for any upset.
“We always strive to give customers the stickiest, jammiest splat in our shortcake sandwiches. “After all, what’s a Jammie Dodger without the jam? Just a dodger . .
. “And it seems this time, the jam has truly dodger-ed.” More than 500 Jammie Dodgers are consumed every minute in Britain, with a quarter of households stocking up on the sweet treat each year.
And Richard is not alone. MJ Fosker tweeted: “My biscuit decided to play hide and seek with the jam! I’ll get over this . .
. eventually.�.