Computer glitch halts Smithfield production
According to the Omaha (Neb.) Star Journal, a computer issue has forced production to be temporarily suspended at a number of Smithfield Food's plants across the country.
Kathleen Kirkham, Smithfield's director of corporate communications, told Star Journal reporters that a "technology issue at our data center" impacted production at a number of facilities.
Kirkham stressed the company's IT department is working to "vigilantly" solve the problem.