Final answer:
The statement is false; both disinfectants and sanitizers reduce microbes to safe levels but usually do not achieve complete elimination.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement 'While disinfectants reduce bacteria, sanitizers eliminate it' is false. Disinfectants and sanitizers both aim to reduce the number of microbes to safe levels, but neither typically achieves complete elimination. Sanitization reduces microbes to safe levels as determined by public health standards. It is a form of cleaning that is generally less rigorous than sterilization, which aims to eliminate all microbes.
Disinfection, on the other hand, inactivates most microbes on the surface of objects using antimicrobial chemicals or heat. Although disinfection reduces the microbial load significantly, it doesn't lead to sterilization as some hardy microbes such as endospores can survive the process.