# ISO 3533

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{{Short description|Safety standard for sex toys}}
[[File:スライブ マッサージャー (35767153806).jpg|thumb|Besides ISO 3533, toys need to be compliant to the [IEC 60335](/source/IEC_60335) standard for household appliances]]
The '''[ISO](/source/International_Organization_for_Standardization) 3533''' standard defines the safety requirements for [sex toy](/source/sex_toy)s.

== History ==
The standard stems from efforts from the Swedish standards agency [SIS](/source/Swedish_Institute_for_Standards) to introduce a quality norm for sex toys after studies showed an increase of cases in Swedish [emergency rooms](/source/Emergency_department) of [rectal foreign bodies](/source/Rectal_foreign_body), caused by badly designed sex toys.<ref>{{cite journal | year = 2019| last1 = Dahlberg| first1 = Martin| last2 = Nordberg| first2 = Martin| last3 = Pieniowski| first3 = Emil| last4 = Boström| first4 = Lennart| last5 = Sandblom| first5 = Gabriel| last6 = Hallqvist-Everhov| first6 = Åsa| journal = International Journal of Colorectal Disease| volume = 34| issue = 1| pages = 181–183| pmid = 30030606| pmc = 6318238| doi = 10.1007/s00384-018-3125-4| title = Retained sex toys: An increasing and possibly preventable medical condition}}</ref> The Swedish proposal was consequentially adopted by [ANSI](/source/American_National_Standards_Institute),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ansi.org/news/standards-news/all-news/2019/05/ansi-seeks-comments-on-proposed-new-iso-standard-on-design-and-safety-of-sex-toys-22|title=ANSI Seeks Comments on Proposed New ISO Standard on Design and Safety of Sex Toys|access-date=2021-12-30|archive-date=2021-10-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009200024/https://www.ansi.org/news/standards-news/all-news/2019/05/ansi-seeks-comments-on-proposed-new-iso-standard-on-design-and-safety-of-sex-toys-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> who then released a [RfC](/source/Request_for_Comments) 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:<ref name="vice">{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/sex-toy-safety-standards-iso/|website=vice.com|title=Finally, Dildos are Getting Safety Standards|date=6 October 2021|access-date=2021-12-30|archive-date=2024-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241012044934/https://www.vice.com/en/article/sex-toy-safety-standards-iso/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Equipment like [buttplugs](/source/butt_plug) or [anal beads](/source/anal_beads) that may enter the [anus](/source/human_anus) and [rectum](/source/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 belt](/source/chastity_belt)s, [cock ring](/source/cock_ring)s and [bondage cuffs](/source/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](/source/Burr_(edge)) or sharp edges that might cause cuts.

== Related ==
* [List of International Organization for Standardization standards](/source/List_of_International_Organization_for_Standardization_standards)

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{cite web|url=https://www.iso.org/standard/79631.html|title=ISO - ISO 3533:2021 - Sex toys — Design and safety requirements for products in direct contact with genitalia, the anus, or both|website=iso.org|access-date=2021-12-30}}

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