What can't I bring in when I apply for a visa at the American Embassy?

Please note that the following items are not allowed to be brought into the consulate:

Battery-powered equipment or electronic equipment, such as mobile phones, USB flash drives, electronic watches, pagers, cameras, audio/video tapes, CDs, MP3, floppy disks, laptops or portable music players

Travel bags, backpacks, briefcases, suitcases, purses, cloth bags and zippered folders. Only small handbags, ladies' bags or plastic bags with relevant application documents are allowed

food including bottled water

sealed envelopes or packages

cigarettes, cigars, matchboxes, lighters

scissors, knives or nail clippers and other sharp objects

any kind of weapons or explosive objects

other objects prohibited by security personnel?