Olympic organizers, fearing the use of “liquid bombs” at this summer’s games in London, are reportedly banning spectators from carrying outside water bottles to events.

It’s part of an exhaustive list of items attendees will be barred from bringing into the iconic sporting festival, which will capture the world’s attention from July 27 to August 12.

Strict rules say there will be no “liquids, aerosols and gels in quantities greater than 100 ml,” but empty water bottles can be filled up at water coolers inside the venues, Britain’s Daily Mail reported Sunday.

While banning outside liquids has been a familiar practice in airports, it’s newer to the Olympics, which has quickly become Britain’s biggest peacetime security operation, including the use of fighter jets and choppers.

As for other banned items at venues, the list includes: food (excluding baby food), weapons, whistles and promotional material bearing “religious, political or offensive content,” according to the London Olympic’s website for ticket buyers.

The Mail said some event goers are already balking at the rules, wary of potential price gouging.

For instance, a sandwich could set you back £4.90 ($7.90 in U.S. dollars) and a hot dog could fetch £5.90 (or $9.51), the newspaper said.

During test events at the Olympic Park last week, spectators got a taste of the high costs.

A games spokesman responded to the newspaper that they’ve gone to “considerable lengths to find great tasting, top quality food.”

Meanwhile, the security efforts by organizers took a hit when The Sun, a British newspaper, reported Sunday it had snuck a fake bomb past security checkpoints into the complex where the main stadiums are located.

“If I had terrorist connections I could be bringing in explosives, chemicals — anything at all,” The Sun quoted a driver who was given the phony explosive.

London game organizers said they were reviewing the newspaper’s claims.

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(Source: NY Daily News)