Australian companies that supply human heart valve replacements to the United States have been struggling to fulfil export orders due to the industry’s worker shortage.
Queensland-based Nolan Meats, one of several Australian businesses accredited to supply bovine tissue to U.S. medical companies for the heart valve replacements—which are created from the delicate tissue around a cow’s heart—has been operating with only two-thirds of its full workforce, causing a reduced supply of the lifesaving product, reported the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
