UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    Form 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                February 10, 1997


                          Gum Tech International, Inc.
               ---------------------------------------------------
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in it charter)


           Utah                     0-27646                     87-0482806
----------------------------       ----------             ----------------------
(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission                (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)                 File Number)            Identification Number)


                            4205 North Seventh Avenue
                                    Suite 300
                             Phoenix, AZ 85013-3080
                     --------------------------------------
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (602) 277-0606


                                 Not applicable
           -----------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM 5.  Other Events

     On February  10, 1998,  the Board of  Directors of Gum Tech  International,
Inc.  accepted  the  resignation  of  Chairman,   Chief  Executive  Officer  and
President, Gerald N. Kern prior to a scheduled review of Mr. Kern's performance.
The  severance  package  includes a payment of  $200,000 to Mr.  Kern,  of which
$50,000  will  be  held in  trust  for  120  days  and is  subject  to a  mutual
non-disparagement  clause.  The Company will also  forgive  $116,000 of debt and
officer's advances owed by Mr. Kern to the Company.  Additionally, Mr. Kern will
receive 100,000 Gum Tech stock options,  exercisable up to one year at $5.81 per
share upon cancellation of all his existing options.

     Gary Kehoe,  the company's  current Chief  Operating  Officer was named the
interim-President.  Bruce  Jorgenson  was named as the  Chairman of the Board of
Directors.

                                   SIGNATURES

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.

                                             GUM TECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                             (Registrant)

                                             By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Bouchy
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Senior Vice President-Chief
                                                Financial Officer

Dated: February 13, 1998
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    Form 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                February 10, 1997

                          Gum Tech International, Inc.
               ---------------------------------------------------
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in it charter)

           Utah                     0-27646                     87-0482806
----------------------------       ----------             ----------------------
(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission                (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)                 File Number)            Identification Number)

                            4205 North Seventh Avenue
                                    Suite 300
                             Phoenix, AZ 85013-3080
                     --------------------------------------
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (602) 277-0606

                                 Not applicable
           -----------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 5.  Other Events

     On February  10, 1998,  the Board of  Directors of Gum Tech  International,
Inc.  accepted  the  resignation  of  Chairman,   Chief  Executive  Officer  and
President, Gerald N. Kern prior to a scheduled review of Mr. Kern's performance.
The  severance  package  includes a payment of  $200,000 to Mr.  Kern,  of which
$50,000  will  be  held in  trust  for  120  days  and is  subject  to a  mutual
non-disparagement  clause.  The Company will also  forgive  $116,000 of debt and
officer's advances owed by Mr. Kern to the Company.  Additionally, Mr. Kern will
receive 100,000 Gum Tech stock options,  exercisable up to one year at $5.81 per
share upon cancellation of all his existing options.

     Gary Kehoe,  the company's  current Chief  Operating  Officer was named the
interim-President.  Bruce  Jorgenson  was named as the  Chairman of the Board of
Directors.

                                   SIGNATURES

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.

                                             GUM TECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                             (Registrant)

                                             By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Bouchy
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Senior Vice President-Chief
                                                Financial Officer

Dated: February 13, 1998