Five different recalls of clothing with drawstrings—totaling almost 20,000 garments—were announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission today because the drawstrings pose a strangulation hazard. The agency said the clothing violates its 13-year-old guidelines aimed at preventing children from strangling or becoming entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper-body garments such as jackets and sweatshirts.

Last month the CPSC recalled 300,000 hooded sweatshirts with drawstrings after the strangulation death of a 3-year-old in Fresno, CA. The boy died last year when the drawstring on the sweatshirt he was wearing became stuck on a slide. No incidents have been associated with today's recalls, according to the CPSC.

Today's recalls include:

9,700 O’Neill children’s sweatshirts distributed by La Jolla Sport
The sweatshirts were sold at Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, Boscov's, Chick's Sporting Goods, Gottschalk's, Jack's Surf and Sport, Lester's and Zappo's nationwide from December 2007 through January 2009 for about $30.

6,100 children’s hooded fleece jackets distributed by Golden Grove Trading
The jackets were sold at CVS Stores in the greater Los Angeles area from August 2008 through September 2008 for about $10.

2,200 hooded fleece sweatshirts distributed by LL Compound
The sweatshirts were sold by a number of retailers listed on the recall notice nationwide from August 2007 through November 2007 for about $50.

635 hooded fleece sweatshirts distributed by Rusty North America
The sweatshirts were sold at a number of retailers listed on the recall notice nationwide from August 2008 through December 2008 for between $40 and $65.

450 hooded fleece sweatshirts distributed by Dysfunctional Clothing
The sweatshirts were sold at Macy’s, Bloomingdale's, Zappo’s, and Jack's Surf Shop stores nationwide between June 2008 and December 2008 for about $26.

The CPSC is advising consumers to completely remove the drawstrings or return the clothing to the place of purchase for a refund. The recall notices have images of the garments as well as contact information.