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Different products offer different levels of decontamination, appropriate for different situations: • Sterilizers (also known as sporicides) eliminate all bacteria and fungi, their spores, and viruses. These products should be used on critical instruments that come in contact with sterile body tissues. • Disinfectants kill microorganisms, but not necessarily their spores, and should be used on hard, inanimate, non-porous surfaces and semi-critical (contact mucus membranes) and non-critical (contact intact skin, environmental surfaces) objects in healthcare settings. • Sanitizers reduce microorganisms (but do not necessarily eliminate them) to meet the levels considered safe as determined by health codes and regulations. Sanitizers should be used as labeled for food contact or non-food contact surfaces. • Cleaning refers to the physical removal of soil and germs by washing or wiping to lift dirt and germs off of surfaces.