U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K
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                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 11, 2003




                                  AVITAR, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware                                 1-15695                06-1174053
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)                              Identification No.)

                                   65 Dan Road
                           Canton, Massachusetts 02021
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 (781) 821-2440
                (Issuer's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



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Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Registrant filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 on September 10, 2003.
The Risk Factors  included in the  Prospectus  contained  in the  aforementioned
Registration  Statement are  incorporated  into the Prospectus of the previously
effective Registration Statements of the Registrant,  including Registration No.
333-101417  effective December 6, 2002 and Registration No. 333-106025 effective
July 24, 2003.

 A copy of the Risk Factors is filed as an Exhibit to this Report.


Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits

99.1 - Risk Factors




                                    Signature

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                Avitar, Inc.
                                                (Registrant)
Date September 10, 2003                        /s/ Jay Leatherman, CFO
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                                                (Signature)