A restaurant in Michigan is under investigation by the health department after a former employee’s mom posted some rather disturbing news on Facebook. South Haven resident Kristie Bowie’s 16-year-old daughter got a job at Su Casa restaurant as a busser. She worked there for about a week.

Kristie’s daughter was told during one of her shifts that she shouldn’t throw away any “salsa, chips, anything that comes back that looks it hasn’t been touched”.Kristie’s daughter felt uncomfortable with this and asked the restaurant’s owner, Edgar Suarez, if it was true. When he confirmed it, she decided to quit.“The owner belittled my daughter, telling her she had no common sense and asked her if she is such a clean freak why her apron is dirty.” “She finished her shift, like a trooper, then left and called her dad in tears.” Kristie posted about the incident on Facebook, which got them banned from Su Casa. By then, her post had already spread around their community.

Michigan news channel WWMT picked up the tip and sent a reporter out to investigate. Su Casa owner Edgar Suarez was confronted by reporter Walter Smith-Randolph about Kristie and her daughter’s claims about the reuse of chips and salsa. Edgar replied that he didn’t realize that that wasn’t allowed.

“I didn’t realize that even if people did not touch them or they were still in the tray, I thought everything was good,” he said in his defense. Other employees were interviewed and shared that the chips and salsa weren’t the only food items being reused. “I would rather have the place shut down because this shouldn’t go on,” former employee Anthony Rigozzi said.The Van Buren County Health Department has cited the problem and is investigating the restaurant, though Su Casa still appears to be open.