Znanstveni upravljalni odbor (ZUO) je v svojem mnenju z dne 16. maja 2002 o varnosti govejih zarodkov izrazil, da v zvezi z varnostjo govejih zarodkov glede BSE z znanstvenega stališča poleg ukrepov, ki jih predpisujejo protokoli Mednarodnega združenja za embriotransfer, niso potrebni dodatni ukrepi.
In its opinion of 16 May 2002 on the safety of bovine embryos the Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) considers that with regard to the BSE-safety of bovine embryos, there is from a scientific point of view no need for further measures other than those prescribed by the International Embryo Transfer Society Protocols.