UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                 July 20, 2001 (Date of earliest event reported)


                          GUM TECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


            UTAH                       0-27646                    87-0482806
(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission                (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)              File Number)            Identification No.)


                 246 East Watkins Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85004
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (602)252-1617


                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

     (b) PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     Attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  99.1 are pro  forma  condensed  consolidated
financial  statements of Gum Tech  International,  Inc.  ("Gum Tech") which give
effect to the completion of the sale of substantially  all of Gum Tech's chewing
gum and related confectionery products assets to the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and
the associated issuance of 200,000 shares of common stock to the Wm. Wrigley Jr.
Company,  all of which events were reported in Gum Tech's Current Report on Form
8-K filed August 20, 2001.

     (c) EXHIBITS

     Exhibit
     Number                          Description
     ------                          -----------
     99.1           Gum Tech International, Inc. Pro Forma Condensed
                    Consolidated Financial Statements.

                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                       GUM TECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                       (Registrant)


                                       /s/ William J. Hemelt
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       (Signature)

                                       William J. Hemelt
                                       Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
                                       Officer and Secretary

Date: September 24, 2001

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

     Exhibit
     Number                          Description
     ------                          -----------
     99.1           Gum Tech International, Inc. Pro Forma Condensed
                    Consolidated Financial Statements.

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