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Comment by Rygian

7 months ago

It's called "Perverse incentive" and Wikipedia runs an illustrative set of examples:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive

This one is marvelous: In 2021, the US Congress enacted stringent requirements to prevent sesame, a potential allergen, from cross-contaminating other foods. Many companies found it simpler and less expensive to instead add sesame directly to their product as an ingredient, exempting them from complying with the law.