Sex toys — Design and safety
requirements for products in direct
contact with genitalia, the anus, or
both
5.2.1.1
5.2.1.1 Anal use products
A sex toy shall have sufficient mechanisms and design features to prevent them from being inserted further than intended to prevent retention in the anus or rectum during its intended use. The effectiveness of these design features shall be tested and documented. The flexibility of the product and the base-to-neck ratio should be considered.
EXAMPLE 1 Anal plugs, anal beads, anal dildos.
Medium and large products shall have design features making it possible for medical professionals to extract if retained, by using tools and instruments commonly used for medical procedures. See Table B.2.
In a lot of the world they’re regulated as novelty items, so free from the regulation that stops harmful chemicals being in things like kitchen utensils and childrens’ toys, despite many of the same potential risks being present. You don’t need to use a corner-cutting regulation-ignoring retailer like Wish to get your fix of toxic plasticisers etc…
Yup. Not only are the materials entirely unregulated… So are the labels. A company can stick a “Made with 100% pure medical-grade silicone” on the box, even if they know it’s not true.
That’s why there are independent toy reviewers. The companies send a few toys to the reviewer, who does destructive testing on them. IIRC, most testers require at least three of the same toy for a full test. They’ll do things like light the toy on fire, (the presence/color of smoke and if/how it melts tells the tester if it’s pure silicone, or if there are harmful additives), attempt to break/rip/crush it (to confirm tensile/compressive strength is adequate), etc… And yes, they’ll also use the toy to review how well it works.
I did the research, and I concur.
ISO3533
Sex toys — Design and safety requirements for products in direct contact with genitalia, the anus, or both
5.2.1.1
5.2.1.1 Anal use products
A sex toy shall have sufficient mechanisms and design features to prevent them from being inserted further than intended to prevent retention in the anus or rectum during its intended use. The effectiveness of these design features shall be tested and documented. The flexibility of the product and the base-to-neck ratio should be considered.
EXAMPLE 1 Anal plugs, anal beads, anal dildos.
Medium and large products shall have design features making it possible for medical professionals to extract if retained, by using tools and instruments commonly used for medical procedures. See Table B.2.
EXAMPLE 2 Loops, strings, or accessible edges.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3533
What the fuck, it took till 2021 for the first standard to be made?!
It took until 2021 but we can finally say, “we live in a society.”
Because we have standards.
bottom standards
But what if they’re from wish.com and full of harmful chemicals?
In a lot of the world they’re regulated as novelty items, so free from the regulation that stops harmful chemicals being in things like kitchen utensils and childrens’ toys, despite many of the same potential risks being present. You don’t need to use a corner-cutting regulation-ignoring retailer like Wish to get your fix of toxic plasticisers etc…
Yup. Not only are the materials entirely unregulated… So are the labels. A company can stick a “Made with 100% pure medical-grade silicone” on the box, even if they know it’s not true.
That’s why there are independent toy reviewers. The companies send a few toys to the reviewer, who does destructive testing on them. IIRC, most testers require at least three of the same toy for a full test. They’ll do things like light the toy on fire, (the presence/color of smoke and if/how it melts tells the tester if it’s pure silicone, or if there are harmful additives), attempt to break/rip/crush it (to confirm tensile/compressive strength is adequate), etc… And yes, they’ll also use the toy to review how well it works.
oh my