ISO 3533
The ISO 3533 standard defines the safety requirements for sex toys.
History
The standard stems from efforts from the Swedish standards agency Swedish [Institute for Standards|SIS] to introduce a quality norm for sex toys after studies showed an increase of cases in Swedish emergency rooms of Rectal [foreign body|rectal foreign bodies], caused by badly designed sex toys. The Swedish proposal was consequentially adopted by American [National Standards Institute|ANSI], who then released a RfC for stakeholders in the sex toy industry. The discussion resulted in 2021 in a first release of the norm, as ISO 3533:2021.Requirements (non-exhaustive list)
Among the requirements this norm imposes on manufacturers:- Equipment like buttplugs or anal beads that may enter the anus and rectum have to be designed in such a way that they will not get stuck, and that easy extraction by medical personnel should be feasible.
- Toys such as chastity belts, cock rings and bondage cuffs must be easily removable in the case of emergency or loss of keys with common household tools such as pliers.
- Toys that may enter bodily orifices should be free of burrs or sharp edges that might cause cuts.
Related
- List of [International Organization for Standardization standards]